Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Barbados
42.97 per 100 people
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
19th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Barbados
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 42.97 per 100 people against 11.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.67 per 100 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 3.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 12.3 per 100 people 4.93 per 100 people 7.37 per 100 people Barbados
1980s 18.52 per 100 people 8.51 per 100 people 10.01 per 100 people Barbados
1990s 35.24 per 100 people 16.02 per 100 people 19.22 per 100 people Barbados
2000s 49.64 per 100 people 24.17 per 100 people 25.46 per 100 people Barbados
2010s 49.27 per 100 people 21.22 per 100 people 28.06 per 100 people Barbados
2020s 43.76 per 100 people 15.1 per 100 people 28.66 per 100 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Barbados, at 42.97 per 100 people against 11.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.67 per 100 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Barbados ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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.