France vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
Portugal
53 per 100 people
in 2024
France rank
5th
Portugal rank
6th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
France currently reports 56.11 per 100 people against 53 per 100 people in Portugal, a difference of 3.11 per 100 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 6th of 212 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.55 per 100 people | 2.85 per 100 people | 2.71 per 100 people | France |
| 1970s | 13.94 per 100 people | 7.68 per 100 people | 6.25 per 100 people | France |
| 1980s | 40.06 per 100 people | 14.42 per 100 people | 25.64 per 100 people | France |
| 1990s | 54.56 per 100 people | 34.43 per 100 people | 20.13 per 100 people | France |
| 2000s | 56.77 per 100 people | 40.83 per 100 people | 15.94 per 100 people | France |
| 2010s | 60.5 per 100 people | 45.27 per 100 people | 15.23 per 100 people | France |
| 2020s | 57.04 per 100 people | 51.6 per 100 people | 5.44 per 100 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Portugal?
- France, at 56.11 per 100 people against 53 per 100 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Portugal?
- 3.11 per 100 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- France ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 6th 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
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.