Faroe Islands vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Faroe Islands
27.66 per 100 people
in 2022
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.7035 per 100 people
in 2022
Faroe Islands rank
40th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
38th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 27.66 per 100 people against 0.7035 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 26.96 per 100 people.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 39.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 213 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 12.97 per 100 people 0.1335 per 100 people 12.83 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1970s 23.32 per 100 people 0.1893 per 100 people 23.13 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1980s 38.53 per 100 people 0.3126 per 100 people 38.21 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1990s 51.69 per 100 people 0.4668 per 100 people 51.22 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2000s 48.93 per 100 people 0.9648 per 100 people 47.96 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2010s 38.91 per 100 people 0.9412 per 100 people 37.97 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2020s 28.54 per 100 people 0.6786 per 100 people 27.86 per 100 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Faroe Islands or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Faroe Islands, at 27.66 per 100 people against 0.7035 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Faroe Islands and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
26.96 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Faroe Islands and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Faroe Islands ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th 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.