High income vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions
High income
398.00 million
in 2025
India
39.24 million
in 2024
High income rank
7th
India rank
4th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- High income
- India
How they compare
High income currently reports 398.00 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 358.76 million.
That makes High income's figure about 10.1 times India's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 7th and India ranks 4th of 47 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.94 million | 477,896 | 95.46 million | High income |
| 1970s | 190.75 million | 1.36 million | 189.40 million | High income |
| 1980s | 347.78 million | 3.17 million | 344.61 million | High income |
| 1990s | 522.74 million | 12.79 million | 509.94 million | High income |
| 2010s | 511.76 million | 23.21 million | 488.55 million | High income |
| 2020s | 442.20 million | 28.29 million | 413.91 million | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, High income or India?
- High income, at 398.00 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between High income and India?
- 358.76 million, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and India?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do High income and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- High income ranks 7th and India ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.