Brazil vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Brazil
22.55 million
in 2024
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Russia rank
12th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 22.55 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 1.73 million.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Russia ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 million | 7.54 million | 4.38 million | Russia |
| 1980s | 6.86 million | 14.32 million | 7.46 million | Russia |
| 1990s | 14.43 million | 25.28 million | 10.85 million | Russia |
| 2000s | 38.67 million | 39.56 million | 884,900 | Russia |
| 2010s | 41.67 million | 36.75 million | 4.92 million | Brazil |
| 2020s | 28.09 million | 23.14 million | 4.95 million | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brazil or Russia?
- Brazil, at 22.55 million against 20.82 million in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brazil and Russia?
- 1.73 million, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Russia ranks 12th 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.