Brazil vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Brazil
22.55 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 22.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 1.23 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 750,000 5.79 million 5.04 million United Kingdom
1970s 2.20 million 12.20 million 10.00 million United Kingdom
1980s 6.86 million 21.07 million 14.21 million United Kingdom
1990s 14.43 million 29.23 million 14.80 million United Kingdom
2000s 38.67 million 34.27 million 4.40 million Brazil
2010s 41.67 million 32.84 million 8.84 million Brazil
2020s 26.98 million 29.06 million 2.08 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Brazil or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 23.77 million against 22.55 million in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Brazil and United Kingdom?
1.23 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.