Iraq vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Iraq

5.28 million

in 2024

Portugal

5.53 million

in 2024

Iraq rank

26th

Portugal rank

25th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Iraq
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.53 million against 5.28 million in Iraq, a difference of 249,580.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iraq ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 25th of 213 countries.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq
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Full country ranking

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: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.