Cayman Islands vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cayman Islands
49.97 per 100 people
in 2022
North America
23 per 100 people
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
7th
North America rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • North America
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 49.97 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America, a difference of 26.97 per 100 people.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and North America ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands North America Difference Ahead
1970s 17.66 per 100 people 36.25 per 100 people 18.59 per 100 people North America
1980s 35.42 per 100 people 49.5 per 100 people 14.09 per 100 people North America
1990s 56.46 per 100 people 59.93 per 100 people 3.47 per 100 people North America
2000s 80.95 per 100 people 59.58 per 100 people 21.37 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2010s 59.39 per 100 people 40.67 per 100 people 18.72 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2020s 51.24 per 100 people 28.77 per 100 people 22.48 per 100 people Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cayman Islands or North America?
Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and North America?
26.97 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and North America?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Cayman Islands ranks 7th and North America ranks 6th 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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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.