Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 72.00 million against 5.53 million in Portugal, a difference of 66.47 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.0 times Portugal's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 million | 252,348 | 2.54 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 6.71 million | 701,674 | 6.01 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 16.73 million | 1.44 million | 15.30 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 37.02 million | 3.46 million | 33.56 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 84.15 million | 4.27 million | 79.88 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 93.00 million | 4.72 million | 88.28 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 79.20 million | 5.40 million | 73.80 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 72.00 million against 5.53 million in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 66.47 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 25th of 45 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
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.