European Union vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
European Union
35.52 per 100 people
in 2022
Portugal
53 per 100 people
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Portugal rank
6th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- European Union
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union, a difference of 17.48 per 100 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 6th of 2 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.28 per 100 people | 2.85 per 100 people | 3.43 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1970s | 13.78 per 100 people | 7.68 per 100 people | 6.1 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1980s | 26.91 per 100 people | 14.42 per 100 people | 12.49 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1990s | 40.49 per 100 people | 34.43 per 100 people | 6.06 per 100 people | European Union |
| 2000s | 47.17 per 100 people | 40.83 per 100 people | 6.34 per 100 people | European Union |
| 2010s | 41.32 per 100 people | 45.27 per 100 people | 3.96 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 35.74 per 100 people | 51.22 per 100 people | 15.48 per 100 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, European Union or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between European Union and Portugal?
- 17.48 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do European Union and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 6th of 2 regions.
- 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.