What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Spain?

0.12 per 100 people, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Austria vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Austria

38.17 per 100 people

in 2024

Spain

38.05 per 100 people

in 2024

Austria rank

23rd

Spain rank

24th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Austria
Spain

How they compare

Austria currently reports 38.17 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in Spain, a difference of 0.12 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.52 per 100 people	4.9 per 100 people	2.62 per 100 people	Austria
1970s	18.08 per 100 people	11.96 per 100 people	6.12 per 100 people	Austria
1980s	35.26 per 100 people	24.07 per 100 people	11.19 per 100 people	Austria
1990s	46.72 per 100 people	36.94 per 100 people	9.78 per 100 people	Austria
2000s	45.06 per 100 people	43.07 per 100 people	1.99 per 100 people	Austria
2010s	41.05 per 100 people	41.79 per 100 people	0.7463 per 100 people	Spain
2020s	40.63 per 100 people	39.25 per 100 people	1.38 per 100 people	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Spain?: Austria, at 38.17 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Spain?: 0.12 per 100 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Austria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 214 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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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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.