Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or India?

IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and India?

380.76 million, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and India?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

IBRD only vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IBRD only

420.00 million

in 2025

India

39.24 million

in 2024

IBRD only rank

4th

India rank

4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IBRD only
India

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 420.00 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 380.76 million.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 10.7 times India's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 4th and India ranks 4th of 47 groups.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	India	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.64 million	1.74 million	32.90 million	IBRD only
1980s	66.84 million	3.17 million	63.67 million	IBRD only
1990s	192.44 million	12.79 million	179.65 million	IBRD only
2000s	599.90 million	40.57 million	559.32 million	IBRD only
2010s	560.43 million	27.09 million	533.33 million	IBRD only
2020s	439.40 million	28.29 million	411.11 million	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or India?: IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and India?: 380.76 million, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and India?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IBRD only ranks 4th 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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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: 29 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.