Argentina vs El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Argentina
14.05 per 100 people
in 2024
El Salvador
13.96 per 100 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
85th
El Salvador rank
86th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 14.05 per 100 people against 13.96 per 100 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 per 100 people.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 85th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 213 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 4.97 per 100 people 0.3816 per 100 people 4.59 per 100 people Argentina
1970s 5.89 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 4.81 per 100 people Argentina
1980s 8.64 per 100 people 1.83 per 100 people 6.81 per 100 people Argentina
1990s 14.75 per 100 people 4.65 per 100 people 10.1 per 100 people Argentina
2000s 22.78 per 100 people 14.74 per 100 people 8.04 per 100 people Argentina
2010s 22.27 per 100 people 15.64 per 100 people 6.63 per 100 people Argentina
2020s 15.62 per 100 people 13.93 per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Argentina or El Salvador?
Argentina, at 14.05 per 100 people against 13.96 per 100 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Argentina and El Salvador?
0.09 per 100 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 85th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 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.