Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 38.05 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 28.65 per 100 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.726 per 100 people | 4.83 per 100 people | 4.11 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.12 per 100 people | 11.96 per 100 people | 10.85 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.36 per 100 people | 24.07 per 100 people | 21.72 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.18 per 100 people | 36.94 per 100 people | 31.76 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.77 per 100 people | 43.07 per 100 people | 30.3 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.57 per 100 people | 41.79 per 100 people | 27.23 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.9 per 100 people | 39.25 per 100 people | 30.35 per 100 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Spain?
- Spain, at 38.05 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 28.65 per 100 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 47 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.