What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Portugal?

3.03 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Portugal?

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

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.

Cayman Islands vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cayman Islands

49.97 per 100 people

in 2022

Portugal

53 per 100 people

in 2024

Cayman Islands rank

7th

Portugal rank

6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Cayman Islands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 49.97 per 100 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 3.03 per 100 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

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

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 213 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.66 per 100 people	7.68 per 100 people	9.98 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
1980s	35.42 per 100 people	15.62 per 100 people	19.8 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
1990s	56.46 per 100 people	34.03 per 100 people	22.42 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2000s	80.95 per 100 people	40.83 per 100 people	40.12 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2010s	59.39 per 100 people	44.84 per 100 people	14.55 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2020s	51.24 per 100 people	51.22 per 100 people	0.0252 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 Portugal?: Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 49.97 per 100 people in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Portugal?: 3.03 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Portugal?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th 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: 06 August 2026

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.