British Virgin Islands vs European Union: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- British Virgin Islands
- European Union
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 61.93 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union, a difference of 26.41 per 100 people.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.7 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and European Union ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and European Union in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.69 per 100 people | 13.78 per 100 people | 2.09 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1980s | 23.67 per 100 people | 28.11 per 100 people | 4.44 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1990s | 49.2 per 100 people | 40.49 per 100 people | 8.71 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 59.53 per 100 people | 47.17 per 100 people | 12.36 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 37.51 per 100 people | 41.32 per 100 people | 3.81 per 100 people | European Union |
| 2020s | 59.25 per 100 people | 35.74 per 100 people | 23.51 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, British Virgin Islands or European Union?
- British Virgin Islands, at 61.93 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and European Union?
- 26.41 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and European Union?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do British Virgin Islands and European Union rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and European Union ranks 2nd 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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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.