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

338.45 million, with IBRD only ahead.

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

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 United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IBRD only

420.00 million

in 2025

United States

81.55 million

in 2024

IBRD only rank

4th

United States rank

2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IBRD only
United States

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 420.00 million against 81.55 million in United States, a difference of 338.45 million.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 5.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.

IBRD only ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IBRD only averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.64 million	85.69 million	51.05 million	United States
1980s	66.84 million	114.62 million	47.78 million	United States
1990s	192.44 million	158.97 million	33.46 million	IBRD only
2000s	599.90 million	175.06 million	424.83 million	IBRD only
2010s	560.43 million	127.25 million	433.17 million	IBRD only
2020s	439.40 million	91.27 million	348.13 million	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or United States?: IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 81.55 million in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and United States?: 338.45 million, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United States?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IBRD only ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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: 17 September 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.