Laos vs New Caledonia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Laos
16.1 per 100 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
16.22 per 100 people
in 2022
Laos rank
74th
New Caledonia rank
73rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Laos
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 16.22 per 100 people against 16.1 per 100 people in Laos, a difference of 0.12 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Laos ranks 74th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0383 per 100 people 3.21 per 100 people 3.17 per 100 people New Caledonia
1970s 0.1095 per 100 people 5.88 per 100 people 5.77 per 100 people New Caledonia
1980s 0.1587 per 100 people 11.78 per 100 people 11.62 per 100 people New Caledonia
1990s 0.3472 per 100 people 20.69 per 100 people 20.34 per 100 people New Caledonia
2000s 1.37 per 100 people 23.26 per 100 people 21.9 per 100 people New Caledonia
2010s 9.83 per 100 people 27.35 per 100 people 17.53 per 100 people New Caledonia
2020s 17.85 per 100 people 16.18 per 100 people 1.68 per 100 people Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Laos or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 16.22 per 100 people against 16.1 per 100 people in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Laos and New Caledonia?
0.12 per 100 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Caledonia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Laos and New Caledonia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Laos ranks 74th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd 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.