Greece vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Greece
4.69 million
in 2024
Portugal
5.53 million
in 2024
Greece rank
27th
Portugal rank
25th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.53 million against 4.69 million in Greece, a difference of 834,440.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 298,367 252,348 46,018 Greece
1970s 1.40 million 701,674 699,736 Greece
1980s 3.01 million 1.44 million 1.58 million Greece
1990s 4.94 million 3.46 million 1.48 million Greece
2000s 5.94 million 4.27 million 1.67 million Greece
2010s 5.34 million 4.72 million 620,621 Greece
2020s 4.84 million 5.40 million 556,160 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 5.53 million against 4.69 million in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Greece and Portugal?
834,440, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Greece ranks 27th 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

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.