Colombia vs Kuwait: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Colombia
11.94 per 100 people
in 2024
Kuwait
11.83 per 100 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
89th
Kuwait rank
92nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Colombia
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11.94 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.11 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 92nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 1.91 per 100 people 1.96 per 100 people 0.0415 per 100 people Kuwait
1970s 3.3 per 100 people 7.05 per 100 people 3.75 per 100 people Kuwait
1980s 5.45 per 100 people 11.97 per 100 people 6.52 per 100 people Kuwait
1990s 11.5 per 100 people 22.39 per 100 people 10.89 per 100 people Kuwait
2000s 18.36 per 100 people 22.13 per 100 people 3.77 per 100 people Kuwait
2010s 15.11 per 100 people 14.13 per 100 people 0.9817 per 100 people Colombia
2020s 14.27 per 100 people 12.52 per 100 people 1.75 per 100 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or Kuwait?
Colombia, at 11.94 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and Kuwait?
0.11 per 100 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Colombia ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 92nd 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
261 places, 14,535 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.