IDA total vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions
IDA total
22.00 million
in 2025
Netherlands
3.98 million
in 2024
IDA total rank
31st
Netherlands rank
32nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- IDA total
- Netherlands
How they compare
IDA total currently reports 22.00 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands, a difference of 18.02 million.
That makes IDA total's figure about 5.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
IDA total ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,845 | 1.50 million | 985,155 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.35 million | 3.08 million | 1.73 million | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.87 million | 5.76 million | 1.89 million | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.78 million | 8.14 million | 643,130 | IDA total |
| 2000s | 21.03 million | 7.88 million | 13.15 million | IDA total |
| 2010s | 26.76 million | 6.74 million | 20.03 million | IDA total |
| 2020s | 23.80 million | 4.55 million | 19.25 million | IDA total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA total or Netherlands?
- IDA total, at 22.00 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA total and Netherlands?
- 18.02 million, with IDA total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Netherlands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- IDA total ranks 31st 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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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.