India vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
India
39.24 million
in 2024
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
India rank
4th
Middle income rank
6th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 376.56 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 10.6 times India's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 million | 24.24 million | 22.51 million | Middle income |
| 1980s | 3.17 million | 47.07 million | 43.90 million | Middle income |
| 1990s | 12.79 million | 156.50 million | 143.71 million | Middle income |
| 2000s | 40.57 million | 547.46 million | 506.89 million | Middle income |
| 2010s | 27.09 million | 516.88 million | 489.79 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 23.76 million | 420.13 million | 396.37 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, India or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 415.79 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between India and Middle income?
- 376.56 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- India ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th 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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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.