France vs United States Virgin Islands: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
87.66 per 100 people
in 2022
France rank
5th
United States Virgin Islands rank
2nd

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • France
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 87.66 per 100 people against 56.11 per 100 people in France, a difference of 31.55 per 100 people.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.6 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was France ahead.

France ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 41.23 per 100 people 37.35 per 100 people 3.88 per 100 people France
1990s 54.56 per 100 people 54.59 per 100 people 0.03 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 56.77 per 100 people 66.32 per 100 people 9.54 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s 60.44 per 100 people 76.09 per 100 people 15.65 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2020s 57.35 per 100 people 87.15 per 100 people 29.8 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, France or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 87.66 per 100 people against 56.11 per 100 people in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between France and United States Virgin Islands?
31.55 per 100 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States Virgin Islands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do France and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
France ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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