France vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

France
0.5453 units per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.5167 units per person
in 2024
France rank
5th
Portugal rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.5453 units per person against 0.5167 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0286 units per person.

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 213 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 0.0529 units per person 0.0284 units per person 0.0245 units per person France
1970s 0.1348 units per person 0.0769 units per person 0.0579 units per person France
1980s 0.3893 units per person 0.1441 units per person 0.2452 units per person France
1990s 0.5331 units per person 0.3445 units per person 0.1886 units per person France
2000s 0.5539 units per person 0.4083 units per person 0.1456 units per person France
2010s 0.5902 units per person 0.4535 units per person 0.1366 units per person France
2020s 0.5551 units per person 0.5152 units per person 0.0399 units per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, France or Portugal?
France, at 0.5453 units per person against 0.5167 units per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between France and Portugal?
0.0286 units per person, 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, per capita?
France ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.