Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brazil or Europe & Central Asia?

Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 22.55 million in Brazil as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?

194.46 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Brazil vs Europe & Central Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Brazil

22.55 million

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia

217.00 million

in 2025

Brazil rank

10th

Europe & Central Asia rank

12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Brazil
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 217.00 million against 22.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 194.46 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 9.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 212 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	750,000	30.08 million	29.33 million	Europe & Central Asia
1970s	2.20 million	75.89 million	73.68 million	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	6.86 million	163.80 million	156.93 million	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	14.43 million	262.96 million	248.53 million	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	38.67 million	330.78 million	292.10 million	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	41.67 million	301.54 million	259.87 million	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	26.98 million	244.40 million	217.42 million	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brazil or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 22.55 million in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?: 194.46 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Brazil ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 212 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: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.