Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA blend or Netherlands?

IDA blend, at 10.00 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA blend and Netherlands?

6.03 million, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Netherlands?

57 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.

IDA blend vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA blend

10.00 million

in 2025

Netherlands

3.98 million

in 2024

IDA blend rank

34th

Netherlands rank

32nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IDA blend
Netherlands

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 10.00 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands, a difference of 6.03 million.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 2.5 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

IDA blend ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	186,456	1.25 million	1.06 million	Netherlands
1970s	311,285	2.20 million	1.89 million	Netherlands
1980s	2.03 million	5.86 million	3.83 million	Netherlands
1990s	4.57 million	8.14 million	3.57 million	Netherlands
2000s	8.62 million	7.88 million	743,434	IDA blend
2010s	9.50 million	6.74 million	2.77 million	IDA blend
2020s	10.20 million	4.55 million	5.65 million	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA blend or Netherlands?: IDA blend, at 10.00 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA blend and Netherlands?: 6.03 million, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Netherlands?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA blend ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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: 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.