Low & middle income vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Low & middle income
417.49 million
in 2022
United States
81.55 million
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 417.49 million against 81.55 million in United States, a difference of 335.94 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 48 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 24.65 million 85.69 million 61.04 million United States
1980s 48.27 million 114.62 million 66.35 million United States
1990s 158.80 million 158.97 million 177,830 United States
2000s 554.09 million 175.06 million 379.03 million Low & middle income
2010s 525.07 million 127.25 million 397.81 million Low & middle income
2020s 425.66 million 96.65 million 329.00 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Low & middle income or United States?
Low & middle income, at 417.49 million against 81.55 million in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Low & middle income and United States?
335.94 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Low & middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 48 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 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.