Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
72.00 million
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 72.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 66.05 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.1 times Australia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 213 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 2.79 million 1.00 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 3.33 million 6.71 million 3.38 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 6.06 million 16.73 million 10.67 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 8.82 million 37.02 million 28.20 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 10.12 million 84.15 million 74.03 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 9.10 million 93.00 million 83.90 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 6.20 million 79.20 million 73.00 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, gaps filled, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 72.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
66.05 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.