Cayman Islands vs OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cayman Islands
49.97 per 100 people
in 2022
OECD members
31.35 per 100 people
in 2022
Cayman Islands rank
7th
OECD members rank
4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 49.97 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members, a difference of 18.62 per 100 people.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.

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

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 17.66 per 100 people 19.64 per 100 people 1.98 per 100 people OECD members
1980s 35.42 per 100 people 32.12 per 100 people 3.3 per 100 people Cayman Islands
1990s 56.46 per 100 people 42.88 per 100 people 13.57 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2000s 80.95 per 100 people 46.62 per 100 people 34.33 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2010s 59.39 per 100 people 38.61 per 100 people 20.78 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2020s 51.24 per 100 people 32.1 per 100 people 19.14 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 OECD members?
Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and OECD members?
18.62 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and OECD members?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and OECD members rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Cayman Islands ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 212 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

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.