Germany vs India: Landline phone subscriptions

Germany

38.40 million

in 2024

India

39.24 million

in 2024

Germany rank

5th

India rank

4th

Landline phone subscriptions over time

India currently reports 39.24 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 835,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Landline phone subscriptions
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026