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Germany vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
United States
81.55 million
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 81.55 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 43.15 million.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 213 countries.

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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.