Brazil vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Brazil
22.55 million
in 2024
Mexico
29.52 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Mexico rank
7th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 29.52 million against 22.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 6.97 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 213 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 750,000 416,698 333,302 Brazil
1970s 2.20 million 1.47 million 729,247 Brazil
1980s 6.86 million 3.65 million 3.21 million Brazil
1990s 14.43 million 8.20 million 6.23 million Brazil
2000s 38.67 million 17.49 million 21.19 million Brazil
2010s 41.67 million 20.37 million 21.30 million Brazil
2020s 26.98 million 26.86 million 121,520 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 29.52 million against 22.55 million in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Brazil and Mexico?
6.97 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.