Colombia vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Portugal
5.53 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
23rd
Portugal rank
25th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.32 million against 5.53 million in Portugal, a difference of 790,270.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333,968 | 252,348 | 81,620 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 764,850 | 701,674 | 63,176 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.60 million | 1.44 million | 159,944 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.15 million | 3.46 million | 683,128 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 7.66 million | 4.27 million | 3.39 million | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7.09 million | 4.72 million | 2.37 million | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.19 million | 5.40 million | 1.79 million | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or Portugal?
- Colombia, at 6.32 million against 5.53 million in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and Portugal?
- 790,270, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Colombia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th 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.