Belgium vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Belgium
21.18 per 100 people
in 2024
Mexico
22.56 per 100 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
57th
Mexico rank
54th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Belgium
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.56 per 100 people against 21.18 per 100 people in Belgium, a difference of 1.38 per 100 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 57th and Mexico ranks 54th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 9.82 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 8.8 per 100 people Belgium
1970s 17.53 per 100 people 2.51 per 100 people 15.03 per 100 people Belgium
1980s 30.72 per 100 people 4.9 per 100 people 25.82 per 100 people Belgium
1990s 44.63 per 100 people 9.04 per 100 people 35.59 per 100 people Belgium
2000s 46.31 per 100 people 16.55 per 100 people 29.76 per 100 people Belgium
2010s 39.38 per 100 people 16.96 per 100 people 22.42 per 100 people Belgium
2020s 26.07 per 100 people 20.85 per 100 people 5.22 per 100 people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belgium or Mexico?
Mexico, at 22.56 per 100 people against 21.18 per 100 people in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belgium and Mexico?
1.38 per 100 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Belgium ranks 57th 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.