United Kingdom vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Upper middle income
313.00 million
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- United Kingdom
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 313.00 million against 23.77 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 289.23 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.19 million | 20.09 million | 4.90 million | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 21.07 million | 38.56 million | 17.49 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 29.23 million | 129.10 million | 99.87 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 32.37 million | 394.08 million | 361.71 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 29.06 million | 347.40 million | 318.34 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, United Kingdom or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 313.00 million against 23.77 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 289.23 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do United Kingdom and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.