Bahamas vs French Polynesia: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Bahamas
23.2 per 100 people
in 2024
French Polynesia
23.47 per 100 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
52nd
French Polynesia rank
51st

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Bahamas
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 23.47 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.27 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 52nd and French Polynesia ranks 51st of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.31 per 100 people 4.78 per 100 people 7.53 per 100 people Bahamas
1980s 17.97 per 100 people 11.94 per 100 people 6.04 per 100 people Bahamas
1990s 28.97 per 100 people 21.38 per 100 people 7.59 per 100 people Bahamas
2000s 37.82 per 100 people 20.95 per 100 people 16.87 per 100 people Bahamas
2010s 31.94 per 100 people 24.84 per 100 people 7.1 per 100 people Bahamas
2020s 22.65 per 100 people 38.63 per 100 people 15.98 per 100 people French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 23.47 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and French Polynesia?
0.27 per 100 people, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and French Polynesia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and French Polynesia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Bahamas ranks 52nd and French Polynesia ranks 51st of 214 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
261 places, 14,535 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.