British Virgin Islands vs OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- British Virgin Islands
- OECD members
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 61.93 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members, a difference of 30.58 per 100 people.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.69 per 100 people | 19.64 per 100 people | 7.95 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1980s | 23.67 per 100 people | 32.12 per 100 people | 8.44 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1990s | 49.2 per 100 people | 43.1 per 100 people | 6.1 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 59.53 per 100 people | 46.62 per 100 people | 12.91 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 37.51 per 100 people | 38.21 per 100 people | 0.7048 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2020s | 59.25 per 100 people | 32.1 per 100 people | 27.16 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 OECD members?
- British Virgin Islands, at 61.93 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and OECD members?
- 30.58 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and OECD members?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do British Virgin Islands and OECD members rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 4th 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.