Australia vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Australia
22.28 per 100 people
in 2024
Mexico
22.56 per 100 people
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Mexico rank
54th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.56 per 100 people against 22.28 per 100 people in Australia, a difference of 0.28 per 100 people.

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

Australia ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 54th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 16.49 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 15.48 per 100 people Australia
1970s 24.5 per 100 people 2.51 per 100 people 22 per 100 people Australia
1980s 38.42 per 100 people 4.9 per 100 people 33.52 per 100 people Australia
1990s 48.9 per 100 people 9.04 per 100 people 39.86 per 100 people Australia
2000s 49.98 per 100 people 16.55 per 100 people 33.43 per 100 people Australia
2010s 38.59 per 100 people 16.96 per 100 people 21.62 per 100 people Australia
2020s 23.66 per 100 people 20.85 per 100 people 2.8 per 100 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 22.56 per 100 people against 22.28 per 100 people in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Mexico?
0.28 per 100 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Australia ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 54th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.