European Union vs United States Virgin Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

European Union
35.52 per 100 people
in 2022
United States Virgin Islands
87.66 per 100 people
in 2022
European Union rank
2nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • European Union
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 87.66 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union, a difference of 52.14 per 100 people.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 2.5 times European Union's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd of 2 regions.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 27.5 per 100 people 37.35 per 100 people 9.84 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
1990s 40.49 per 100 people 54.59 per 100 people 14.1 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 47.17 per 100 people 66.32 per 100 people 19.15 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s 41.46 per 100 people 76.09 per 100 people 34.62 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2020s 35.74 per 100 people 87.15 per 100 people 51.41 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, European Union or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 87.66 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between European Union and United States Virgin Islands?
52.14 per 100 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States Virgin Islands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do European Union and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
European Union ranks 2nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd of 2 regions.
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.