Portugal vs Uzbekistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Portugal
5.53 million
in 2024
Uzbekistan
6.32 million
in 2024
Portugal rank
25th
Uzbekistan rank
22nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Portugal
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 6.32 million against 5.53 million in Portugal, a difference of 796,940.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 25th and Uzbekistan ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1970s 861,348 450,000 411,348 Portugal
1980s 1.44 million 918,000 519,530 Portugal
1990s 3.46 million 1.52 million 1.94 million Portugal
2000s 4.27 million 1.76 million 2.51 million Portugal
2010s 4.72 million 2.91 million 1.81 million Portugal
2020s 5.40 million 5.88 million 479,882 Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Portugal or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 6.32 million against 5.53 million in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Portugal and Uzbekistan?
796,940, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uzbekistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Uzbekistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Portugal ranks 25th and Uzbekistan ranks 22nd 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

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.