Italy vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Italy
20.30 million
in 2024
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Russia rank
12th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Italy
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 20.82 million against 20.30 million in Italy, a difference of 514,200.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Russia ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.85 million | 7.54 million | 3.31 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 16.98 million | 14.32 million | 2.66 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 24.61 million | 25.28 million | 666,720 | Russia |
| 2000s | 25.32 million | 39.56 million | 14.23 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 20.92 million | 36.75 million | 15.83 million | Russia |
| 2020s | 19.89 million | 23.14 million | 3.25 million | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or Russia?
- Russia, at 20.82 million against 20.30 million in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Russia?
- 514,200, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Russia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Italy ranks 13th and Russia ranks 12th 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.