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
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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

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.