Barbados vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Barbados
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 42.97 per 100 people against 11.8 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.17 per 100 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 per 100 people | 1.54 per 100 people | 2.24 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10.05 per 100 people | 2.63 per 100 people | 7.43 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 18.52 per 100 people | 4.87 per 100 people | 13.65 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 35.24 per 100 people | 9 per 100 people | 26.24 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 49.64 per 100 people | 17.25 per 100 people | 32.39 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 49.27 per 100 people | 17.38 per 100 people | 31.89 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43.76 per 100 people | 13.97 per 100 people | 29.8 per 100 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Barbados or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Barbados, at 42.97 per 100 people against 11.8 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 31.17 per 100 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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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About this data
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.