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

Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
72.00 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
23rd
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 6.32 million in Colombia, a difference of 65.68 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 23rd 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 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 333,968 2.79 million 2.46 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 764,850 6.71 million 5.95 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.60 million 16.73 million 15.14 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 4.15 million 37.02 million 32.87 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 7.66 million 84.15 million 76.49 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 7.09 million 93.00 million 85.91 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 7.19 million 79.20 million 72.01 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, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 72.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
65.68 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 23rd 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.