Belgium vs Netherlands: Landline Internet subscriptions

Belgium

5.19 million

in 2024

Netherlands

7.83 million

in 2024

Belgium rank

34th

Netherlands rank

31st

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

Netherlands currently reports 7.83 million against 5.19 million in Belgium, a difference of 2.64 million.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Indicator: Landline Internet 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: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.