Italy vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Italy
20.30 million
in 2024
Spain
18.23 million
in 2024
Italy rank
13th
Spain rank
14th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 20.30 million against 18.23 million in Spain, a difference of 2.07 million.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.80 million | 1.54 million | 2.26 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.65 million | 4.26 million | 4.39 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 16.98 million | 9.24 million | 7.74 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 24.61 million | 14.77 million | 9.84 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 25.32 million | 18.83 million | 6.49 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 20.92 million | 19.61 million | 1.30 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.98 million | 18.77 million | 1.21 million | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 20.30 million against 18.23 million in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Spain?
- 2.07 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th 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
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.