East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
185.00 million
in 2025
Spain
18.23 million
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th
Spain rank
14th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Spain
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 185.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 166.77 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.1 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Spain ranks 14th of 48 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3.02 million 5.68 million 2.65 million Spain
1980s 6.17 million 9.24 million 3.07 million Spain
1990s 55.60 million 14.77 million 40.83 million East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 323.84 million 18.83 million 305.01 million East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 286.09 million 19.61 million 266.47 million East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 209.20 million 18.77 million 190.43 million East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 185.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
166.77 million, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Spain ranks 14th of 48 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

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

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.