What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and United States?

0.41 per 100 people, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Bahamas vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Bahamas

23.2 per 100 people

in 2024

United States

23.61 per 100 people

in 2024

Bahamas rank

52nd

United States rank

50th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Bahamas
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 23.61 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.41 per 100 people.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th of 214 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.31 per 100 people	36.48 per 100 people	24.17 per 100 people	United States
1980s	17.97 per 100 people	48.9 per 100 people	30.93 per 100 people	United States
1990s	28.97 per 100 people	59.52 per 100 people	30.55 per 100 people	United States
2000s	37.82 per 100 people	59.63 per 100 people	21.8 per 100 people	United States
2010s	31.94 per 100 people	39.34 per 100 people	7.4 per 100 people	United States
2020s	22.76 per 100 people	26.7 per 100 people	3.95 per 100 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or United States?: United States, at 23.61 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and United States?: 0.41 per 100 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th 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: 29 October 2026

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.