North America vs Spain: Fixed broadband subscriptions

North America
155.00 million
in 2025
Spain
18.80 million
in 2024
North America rank
18th
Spain rank
15th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • North America
  • Spain
050.0M100.0M150.0M199820112025

How they compare

North America currently reports 155.00 million against 18.80 million in Spain, a difference of 136.20 million.

That makes North America's figure about 8.2 times Spain's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 18th and Spain ranks 15th of 47 groups.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.