Germany vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
45.42 per 100 people
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12 per 100 people
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 45.42 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 33.42 per 100 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 5.37 per 100 people 1.51 per 100 people 3.87 per 100 people Germany
1970s 15.57 per 100 people 2.52 per 100 people 13.06 per 100 people Germany
1980s 31.78 per 100 people 4.68 per 100 people 27.1 per 100 people Germany
1990s 49.38 per 100 people 8.52 per 100 people 40.86 per 100 people Germany
2000s 65.02 per 100 people 16.91 per 100 people 48.11 per 100 people Germany
2010s 56.9 per 100 people 16.74 per 100 people 40.16 per 100 people Germany
2020s 45.79 per 100 people 13.52 per 100 people 32.27 per 100 people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Germany, at 45.42 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
33.42 per 100 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Germany ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.