Cayman Islands vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Cayman Islands
- North America
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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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.