Nicaragua vs Peru: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Peru
4.08 per 100 people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
139th
Peru rank
136th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
02.557.51012.5196519942024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.08 per 100 people against 3.54 per 100 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.54 per 100 people.

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

Across all 55 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 139th and Peru ranks 136th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7968 per 100 people 1.34 per 100 people 0.5389 per 100 people Peru
1980s 1.09 per 100 people 2.05 per 100 people 0.9617 per 100 people Peru
1990s 1.98 per 100 people 4.31 per 100 people 2.33 per 100 people Peru
2000s 4 per 100 people 8.34 per 100 people 4.34 per 100 people Peru
2010s 5.18 per 100 people 10.04 per 100 people 4.86 per 100 people Peru
2020s 3.34 per 100 people 5.41 per 100 people 2.07 per 100 people Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nicaragua or Peru?
Peru, at 4.08 per 100 people against 3.54 per 100 people in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nicaragua and Peru?
0.54 per 100 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nicaragua ranks 139th and Peru ranks 136th 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.