India vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

India
39.24 million
in 2024
Mexico
29.52 million
in 2024
India rank
4th
Mexico rank
7th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • India
  • Mexico
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196019922024

How they compare

India currently reports 39.24 million against 29.52 million in Mexico, a difference of 9.72 million.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

India ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 477,896 416,698 61,198 India
1970s 1.36 million 1.47 million 114,235 Mexico
1980s 3.17 million 3.65 million 484,043 Mexico
1990s 12.79 million 8.20 million 4.59 million India
2000s 40.57 million 17.49 million 23.09 million India
2010s 27.09 million 20.37 million 6.72 million India
2020s 28.29 million 26.86 million 1.43 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, India or Mexico?
India, at 39.24 million against 29.52 million in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between India and Mexico?
9.72 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
India ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th of 214 countries.
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

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.