Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 33.1 per 100 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Palau ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.36 per 100 people | 38.19 per 100 people | 20.83 per 100 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 16.94 per 100 people | 40.61 per 100 people | 23.67 per 100 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 13.75 per 100 people | 42.43 per 100 people | 28.68 per 100 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palau?
- Palau, at 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 33.1 per 100 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Palau ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- 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.