Guam vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Guam
43.17 per 100 people
in 2022
World
9.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Guam rank
18th
World rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Guam
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 43.17 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World, a difference of 33.27 per 100 people.

That makes Guam's figure about 4.4 times World's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Guam has been ahead every year.

Guam ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam World Difference Ahead
1960s 6.67 per 100 people 5.09 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people Guam
1970s 11.06 per 100 people 6.31 per 100 people 4.75 per 100 people Guam
1980s 24.43 per 100 people 8.32 per 100 people 16.11 per 100 people Guam
1990s 41.45 per 100 people 11.97 per 100 people 29.48 per 100 people Guam
2000s 41.75 per 100 people 18.03 per 100 people 23.72 per 100 people Guam
2010s 40.87 per 100 people 15.27 per 100 people 25.6 per 100 people Guam
2020s 43.03 per 100 people 11.2 per 100 people 31.83 per 100 people Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guam or World?
Guam, at 43.17 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Guam and World?
33.27 per 100 people, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and World?
52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Guam and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Guam ranks 18th and World ranks 21st 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.