Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Indonesia or Portugal?

Portugal, at 5.53 million against 4.65 million in Indonesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Indonesia vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Indonesia

4.65 million

in 2024

Portugal

5.53 million

in 2024

Indonesia rank

28th

Portugal rank

25th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Indonesia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.53 million against 4.65 million in Indonesia, a difference of 870,990.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Indonesia ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	101,931	252,348	150,418	Portugal
1970s	197,510	701,674	504,164	Portugal
1980s	604,919	1.44 million	832,611	Portugal
1990s	3.25 million	3.46 million	218,474	Portugal
2000s	15.31 million	4.27 million	11.04 million	Indonesia
2010s	22.46 million	4.72 million	17.75 million	Indonesia
2020s	8.18 million	5.40 million	2.78 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Indonesia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.53 million against 4.65 million in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Indonesia and Portugal?: 870,990, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Indonesia ranks 28th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.