Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
80.00 million
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 80.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 74.05 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.4 times Australia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 213 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 3.24 million 1.46 million Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 3.33 million 7.90 million 4.57 million Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 6.06 million 19.70 million 13.64 million Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 8.82 million 43.85 million 35.03 million Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 10.12 million 95.09 million 84.97 million Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 9.10 million 106.67 million 97.57 million Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 6.20 million 88.80 million 82.60 million Latin America & Caribbean

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?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 80.00 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?
74.05 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean 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.