Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or India?

IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and India?

403.76 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total 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.

IDA & IBRD total vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total

443.00 million

in 2025

India

39.24 million

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

India rank

4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IDA & IBRD total
India

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 443.00 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 403.76 million.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 11.3 times India's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 47 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	India	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36.53 million	1.74 million	34.79 million	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	70.71 million	3.17 million	67.54 million	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	201.22 million	12.79 million	188.43 million	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	620.93 million	40.57 million	580.36 million	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	587.21 million	27.09 million	560.12 million	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	463.00 million	28.29 million	434.71 million	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or India?: IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and India?: 403.76 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and India?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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: 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.