Brazil vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Brazil
22.55 million
in 2024
Mexico
29.52 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Mexico rank
7th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 29.52 million against 22.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 6.97 million.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 750,000 | 416,698 | 333,302 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.20 million | 1.47 million | 729,247 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.86 million | 3.65 million | 3.21 million | Brazil |
| 1990s | 14.43 million | 8.20 million | 6.23 million | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.67 million | 17.49 million | 21.19 million | Brazil |
| 2010s | 41.67 million | 20.37 million | 21.30 million | Brazil |
| 2020s | 26.98 million | 26.86 million | 121,520 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 29.52 million against 22.55 million in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brazil and Mexico?
- 6.97 million, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th 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
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.