North America vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
North America
89.00 million
in 2025
Spain
18.23 million
in 2024
North America rank
17th
Spain rank
14th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
North America currently reports 89.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 70.77 million.
That makes North America's figure about 4.9 times Spain's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.92 million | 1.54 million | 57.38 million | North America |
| 1970s | 85.11 million | 4.26 million | 80.85 million | North America |
| 1980s | 126.69 million | 9.24 million | 117.45 million | North America |
| 1990s | 176.54 million | 14.77 million | 161.77 million | North America |
| 2000s | 194.66 million | 18.83 million | 175.83 million | North America |
| 2010s | 143.33 million | 19.61 million | 123.72 million | North America |
| 2020s | 103.00 million | 18.77 million | 84.23 million | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, North America or Spain?
- North America, at 89.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between North America and Spain?
- 70.77 million, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- North America ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.