Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Greece or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 52.00 million against 4.69 million in Greece as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Greece and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

47.31 million, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Greece

4.69 million

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

52.00 million

in 2025

Greece rank

27th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Greece
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 52.00 million against 4.69 million in Greece, a difference of 47.31 million.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 11.1 times Greece's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 214 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	298,367	593,146	294,778	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1970s	1.40 million	1.68 million	276,741	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	3.01 million	3.93 million	917,061	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	4.94 million	15.44 million	10.50 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	5.94 million	48.23 million	42.28 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	5.34 million	36.46 million	31.12 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	4.84 million	32.00 million	27.16 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Greece or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 52.00 million against 4.69 million in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Greece and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 47.31 million, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Greece ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.