Estonia vs Laos: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Estonia
16.72 per 100 people
in 2024
Laos
16.1 per 100 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
72nd
Laos rank
74th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Estonia
  • Laos
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 16.72 per 100 people against 16.1 per 100 people in Laos, a difference of 0.62 per 100 people.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 72nd and Laos ranks 74th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 10.63 per 100 people 0.1781 per 100 people 10.45 per 100 people Estonia
1980s 17.24 per 100 people 0.1587 per 100 people 17.08 per 100 people Estonia
1990s 27.63 per 100 people 0.3472 per 100 people 27.28 per 100 people Estonia
2000s 35.19 per 100 people 1.37 per 100 people 33.82 per 100 people Estonia
2010s 30.47 per 100 people 12.4 per 100 people 18.08 per 100 people Estonia
2020s 20.58 per 100 people 17.41 per 100 people 3.17 per 100 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Estonia or Laos?
Estonia, at 16.72 per 100 people against 16.1 per 100 people in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Estonia and Laos?
0.62 per 100 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Laos?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Laos rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Estonia ranks 72nd and Laos ranks 74th 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.