Cuba vs El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cuba
14.49 per 100 people
in 2024
El Salvador
13.96 per 100 people
in 2024
Cuba rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
86th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
05101520196019922024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 14.49 per 100 people against 13.96 per 100 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.53 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 86th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 2.18 per 100 people 0.3811 per 100 people 1.8 per 100 people Cuba
1970s 2.12 per 100 people 1.11 per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people Cuba
1980s 2.8 per 100 people 1.87 per 100 people 0.9393 per 100 people Cuba
1990s 3.32 per 100 people 4.65 per 100 people 1.33 per 100 people El Salvador
2000s 7.38 per 100 people 14.74 per 100 people 7.35 per 100 people El Salvador
2010s 11.43 per 100 people 15.64 per 100 people 4.22 per 100 people El Salvador
2020s 14.08 per 100 people 13.93 per 100 people 0.1501 per 100 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 14.49 per 100 people against 13.96 per 100 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.53 per 100 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Cuba ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 86th 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.