Germany vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Germany
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.