British Virgin Islands vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions

British Virgin Islands
61.93 per 100 people
in 2024
North America
23 per 100 people
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
4th
North America rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • North America
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 61.93 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America, a difference of 38.93 per 100 people.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.7 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and North America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands North America Difference Ahead
1970s 11.69 per 100 people 36.25 per 100 people 24.56 per 100 people North America
1980s 23.67 per 100 people 49.5 per 100 people 25.83 per 100 people North America
1990s 49.2 per 100 people 60.11 per 100 people 10.91 per 100 people North America
2000s 59.53 per 100 people 59.58 per 100 people 0.0512 per 100 people North America
2010s 37.51 per 100 people 39.93 per 100 people 2.43 per 100 people North America
2020s 60.48 per 100 people 27.08 per 100 people 33.4 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 North America?
British Virgin Islands, at 61.93 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and North America?
38.93 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and North America?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th 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.