Colombia vs El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Colombia
11.94 per 100 people
in 2024
El Salvador
13.96 per 100 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
89th
El Salvador rank
86th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
05101520196019922024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.96 per 100 people against 11.94 per 100 people in Colombia, a difference of 2.02 per 100 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 2.11 per 100 people 0.3816 per 100 people 1.73 per 100 people Colombia
1970s 3.3 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 2.21 per 100 people Colombia
1980s 5.45 per 100 people 1.83 per 100 people 3.61 per 100 people Colombia
1990s 11.5 per 100 people 4.65 per 100 people 6.85 per 100 people Colombia
2000s 18.36 per 100 people 14.74 per 100 people 3.63 per 100 people Colombia
2010s 15.11 per 100 people 15.64 per 100 people 0.5362 per 100 people El Salvador
2020s 13.91 per 100 people 13.93 per 100 people 0.0245 per 100 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 13.96 per 100 people against 11.94 per 100 people in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and El Salvador?
2.02 per 100 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Colombia ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th 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.