Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 71.00 million against 5.53 million in Portugal, a difference of 65.47 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.8 times Portugal's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 583,630 | 234,943 | 348,688 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.38 million | 701,674 | 677,836 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 4.56 million | 1.44 million | 3.12 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 13.40 million | 3.46 million | 9.94 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 39.98 million | 4.27 million | 35.71 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 53.89 million | 4.72 million | 49.17 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 64.00 million | 5.40 million | 58.60 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 71.00 million against 5.53 million in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 65.47 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 47 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.