OECD members vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
OECD members
31.35 per 100 people
in 2022
Portugal
53 per 100 people
in 2024
OECD members rank
4th
Portugal rank
6th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- OECD members
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members, a difference of 21.65 per 100 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th of 48 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.78 per 100 people | 2.85 per 100 people | 8.93 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1970s | 19.64 per 100 people | 7.68 per 100 people | 11.96 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1980s | 31.11 per 100 people | 14.42 per 100 people | 16.69 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1990s | 43.1 per 100 people | 34.43 per 100 people | 8.67 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2000s | 46.62 per 100 people | 40.83 per 100 people | 5.79 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2010s | 38.21 per 100 people | 45.27 per 100 people | 7.06 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 32.1 per 100 people | 51.22 per 100 people | 19.12 per 100 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, OECD members or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between OECD members and Portugal?
- 21.65 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do OECD members and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- OECD members ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th of 48 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.