Europe & Central Asia vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Europe & Central Asia
217.00 million
in 2025
Spain
18.23 million
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
Spain rank
14th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 217.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 198.77 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 11.9 times Spain's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 48 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 30.08 million 1.54 million 28.54 million Europe & Central Asia
1970s 75.89 million 4.26 million 71.63 million Europe & Central Asia
1980s 163.80 million 9.24 million 154.56 million Europe & Central Asia
1990s 262.96 million 14.77 million 248.19 million Europe & Central Asia
2000s 330.78 million 18.83 million 311.95 million Europe & Central Asia
2010s 301.54 million 19.61 million 281.93 million Europe & Central Asia
2020s 244.40 million 18.77 million 225.63 million Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Spain?
Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Spain?
198.77 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th 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.