Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Paraguay
3 per 100 people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
140th
Paraguay rank
143rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.54 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.54 per 100 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 140th and Paraguay ranks 143rd of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7968 per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people 0.214 per 100 people Paraguay
1980s 1.09 per 100 people 2.11 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people Paraguay
1990s 1.98 per 100 people 3.8 per 100 people 1.82 per 100 people Paraguay
2000s 4 per 100 people 5.96 per 100 people 1.96 per 100 people Paraguay
2010s 5.18 per 100 people 5.78 per 100 people 0.6073 per 100 people Paraguay
2020s 3.29 per 100 people 3.08 per 100 people 0.214 per 100 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
Nicaragua, at 3.54 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
0.54 per 100 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nicaragua ranks 140th and Paraguay ranks 143rd 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

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.