Bulgaria vs France: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Bulgaria
118.07 per 100 people
in 2024
France
116.69 per 100 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
96th
France rank
99th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Bulgaria
- France
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 118.07 per 100 people against 116.69 per 100 people in France, a difference of 1.38 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 96th and France ranks 99th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0.058 per 100 people | 0.058 per 100 people | France |
| 1990s | 0.7323 per 100 people | 7.71 per 100 people | 6.98 per 100 people | France |
| 2000s | 76.54 per 100 people | 75.01 per 100 people | 1.52 per 100 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 131.27 per 100 people | 101.1 per 100 people | 30.17 per 100 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 116.03 per 100 people | 114.24 per 100 people | 1.79 per 100 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Bulgaria or France?
- Bulgaria, at 118.07 per 100 people against 116.69 per 100 people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Bulgaria and France?
- 1.38 per 100 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th and France ranks 99th 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 Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.