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
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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

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.