France vs United Kingdom: Adoption of communication technologies

France
37.28 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
France rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

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How they compare

France currently reports 37.28 million against 23.77 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 13.51 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
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, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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