Russia vs United Kingdom: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Russia rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Russia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 2.96 million.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Russia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.54 million | 15.19 million | 7.65 million | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 14.32 million | 21.07 million | 6.75 million | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 25.28 million | 29.23 million | 3.95 million | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 39.56 million | 34.27 million | 5.28 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 36.75 million | 32.84 million | 3.91 million | Russia |
| 2020s | 23.14 million | 30.39 million | 7.25 million | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled, Russia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 23.77 million against 20.82 million in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled between Russia and United Kingdom?
- 2.96 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Russia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.