British Virgin Islands vs Virgin Islands U.S.: Fixed telephone subscriptions

British Virgin Islands
61.93 per 100 people
in 2024
Virgin Islands U.S.
87.66 per 100 people
in 2022
British Virgin Islands rank
4th
Virgin Islands U.S. rank
2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Virgin Islands U.S.
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How they compare

Virgin Islands U.S. currently reports 87.66 per 100 people against 61.93 per 100 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 25.73 per 100 people.

That makes Virgin Islands U.S.'s figure about 1.4 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Virgin Islands U.S. ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and Virgin Islands U.S. ranks 2nd of 213 countries.

Virgin Islands U.S. has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands U.S. Difference Ahead
1980s 24.86 per 100 people 41.17 per 100 people 16.31 per 100 people Virgin Islands U.S.
1990s 49.2 per 100 people 54.59 per 100 people 5.39 per 100 people Virgin Islands U.S.
2000s 59.53 per 100 people 66.32 per 100 people 6.79 per 100 people Virgin Islands U.S.
2010s 42.17 per 100 people 76.09 per 100 people 33.92 per 100 people Virgin Islands U.S.
2020s 59.25 per 100 people 87.15 per 100 people 27.9 per 100 people Virgin Islands U.S.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, British Virgin Islands or Virgin Islands U.S.?
Virgin Islands U.S., at 87.66 per 100 people against 61.93 per 100 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and Virgin Islands U.S.?
25.73 per 100 people, with Virgin Islands U.S. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Virgin Islands U.S.?
34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do British Virgin Islands and Virgin Islands U.S. rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and Virgin Islands U.S. 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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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.