Malta vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malta
47.35 per 100 people
in 2024
Portugal
53 per 100 people
in 2024
Malta rank
9th
Portugal rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Malta
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 47.35 per 100 people in Malta, a difference of 5.65 per 100 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 3.69 per 100 people 2.85 per 100 people 0.8414 per 100 people Malta
1970s 9.34 per 100 people 7.68 per 100 people 1.65 per 100 people Malta
1980s 24.66 per 100 people 14.42 per 100 people 10.24 per 100 people Malta
1990s 43.4 per 100 people 34.43 per 100 people 8.97 per 100 people Malta
2000s 52.55 per 100 people 40.83 per 100 people 11.72 per 100 people Malta
2010s 53.21 per 100 people 45.27 per 100 people 7.94 per 100 people Malta
2020s 48.84 per 100 people 51.88 per 100 people 3.04 per 100 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or Portugal?
Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 47.35 per 100 people in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and Portugal?
5.65 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Malta ranks 9th 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.