Belgium vs Venezuela: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Belgium
2.49 million
in 2024
Venezuela
2.42 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
43rd
Venezuela rank
46th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Belgium
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.49 million against 2.42 million in Venezuela, a difference of 70,480.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Venezuela ranks 46th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 914,616 151,500 763,116 Belgium
1970s 1.71 million 445,000 1.26 million Belgium
1980s 3.04 million 1.16 million 1.88 million Belgium
1990s 4.52 million 2.24 million 2.27 million Belgium
2000s 4.85 million 4.07 million 778,382 Belgium
2010s 4.42 million 6.99 million 2.57 million Venezuela
2020s 3.03 million 3.19 million 160,388 Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belgium or Venezuela?
Belgium, at 2.49 million against 2.42 million in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belgium and Venezuela?
70,480, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Venezuela?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Venezuela rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Venezuela ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.