Europe & Central Asia vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 29.7 per 100 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 per 100 people | 2.85 per 100 people | 3.42 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 11.62 per 100 people | 7.68 per 100 people | 3.94 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 20.47 per 100 people | 14.42 per 100 people | 6.05 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 31.18 per 100 people | 34.43 per 100 people | 3.25 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 38.14 per 100 people | 40.83 per 100 people | 2.69 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 33.38 per 100 people | 45.27 per 100 people | 11.89 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 26.34 per 100 people | 51.88 per 100 people | 25.54 per 100 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Portugal?
- 29.7 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- 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
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.