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
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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

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.