East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Spain
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 186.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 167.77 million.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.02 million | 5.68 million | 2.65 million | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.52 million | 9.24 million | 2.72 million | Spain |
| 1990s | 56.10 million | 14.77 million | 41.33 million | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 324.81 million | 18.83 million | 305.98 million | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 287.12 million | 19.61 million | 267.51 million | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 210.60 million | 18.77 million | 191.83 million | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Spain?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 186.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 167.77 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
- 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.