Euro area vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Euro area
142.04 million
in 2022
Spain
18.23 million
in 2024
Euro area rank
17th
Spain rank
14th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Euro area
  • Spain
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 142.04 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 123.81 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 7.8 times Spain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 16.19 million 1.54 million 14.65 million Euro area
1970s 43.32 million 4.26 million 39.06 million Euro area
1980s 94.64 million 9.24 million 85.41 million Euro area
1990s 145.91 million 14.77 million 131.14 million Euro area
2000s 170.04 million 18.83 million 151.21 million Euro area
2010s 159.06 million 19.61 million 139.45 million Euro area
2020s 143.29 million 19.07 million 124.22 million Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Euro area or Spain?
Euro area, at 142.04 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Euro area and Spain?
123.81 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Euro area ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 47 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
261 places, 14,489 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.