What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Jamaica and Laos?

0.11 per 100 people, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Jamaica vs Laos: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Jamaica

15.99 per 100 people

in 2024

Laos

16.1 per 100 people

in 2023

Jamaica rank

76th

Laos rank

74th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Jamaica
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 16.1 per 100 people against 15.99 per 100 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.11 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 76th and Laos ranks 74th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.36 per 100 people	0.0383 per 100 people	1.32 per 100 people	Jamaica
1970s	2.2 per 100 people	0.1095 per 100 people	2.09 per 100 people	Jamaica
1980s	3.14 per 100 people	0.1587 per 100 people	2.98 per 100 people	Jamaica
1990s	11.43 per 100 people	0.3472 per 100 people	11.08 per 100 people	Jamaica
2000s	14.88 per 100 people	1.37 per 100 people	13.51 per 100 people	Jamaica
2010s	10.42 per 100 people	12.4 per 100 people	1.98 per 100 people	Laos
2020s	16 per 100 people	17.41 per 100 people	1.42 per 100 people	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Jamaica or Laos?: Laos, at 16.1 per 100 people against 15.99 per 100 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Jamaica and Laos?: 0.11 per 100 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Jamaica ranks 76th and Laos ranks 74th 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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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: 06 August 2026

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.