What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latvia and New Zealand?

0.12 per 100 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Latvia vs New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Latvia

10.94 per 100 people

in 2024

New Zealand

10.82 per 100 people

in 2024

Latvia rank

102nd

New Zealand rank

103rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Latvia
New Zealand

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 10.94 per 100 people against 10.82 per 100 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.12 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.

Latvia ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 213 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.74 per 100 people	33.91 per 100 people	21.17 per 100 people	New Zealand
1980s	19.63 per 100 people	39.5 per 100 people	19.86 per 100 people	New Zealand
1990s	27.64 per 100 people	45.53 per 100 people	17.89 per 100 people	New Zealand
2000s	29.45 per 100 people	43.76 per 100 people	14.31 per 100 people	New Zealand
2010s	19.52 per 100 people	36.71 per 100 people	17.19 per 100 people	New Zealand
2020s	11.21 per 100 people	14.57 per 100 people	3.35 per 100 people	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Latvia or New Zealand?: Latvia, at 10.94 per 100 people against 10.82 per 100 people in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latvia and New Zealand?: 0.12 per 100 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Latvia ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 213 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: 20 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.