Latin America & Caribbean vs Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Latin America & Caribbean
12 per 100 people
in 2025
Palau
45.1 per 100 people
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th
Palau rank
15th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 33.1 per 100 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Palau ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.61 per 100 people | 38.19 per 100 people | 20.57 per 100 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 17.54 per 100 people | 40.61 per 100 people | 23.07 per 100 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 13.85 per 100 people | 42.43 per 100 people | 28.58 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 or Palau?
- Palau, at 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latin America & Caribbean and Palau?
- 33.1 per 100 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Palau ranks 15th of 45 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.