Nicaragua vs Philippines: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Philippines
3.82 per 100 people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
141st
Philippines rank
139th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Philippines
0246196519942024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.82 per 100 people against 3.54 per 100 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.28 per 100 people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 141st and Philippines ranks 139th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7968 per 100 people 0.6268 per 100 people 0.17 per 100 people Nicaragua
1980s 1.09 per 100 people 0.9376 per 100 people 0.1509 per 100 people Nicaragua
1990s 1.98 per 100 people 2.02 per 100 people 0.0391 per 100 people Philippines
2000s 4 per 100 people 4.08 per 100 people 0.0763 per 100 people Philippines
2010s 5.18 per 100 people 3.47 per 100 people 1.7 per 100 people Nicaragua
2020s 3.34 per 100 people 4.08 per 100 people 0.7384 per 100 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nicaragua or Philippines?
Philippines, at 3.82 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 Philippines?
0.28 per 100 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nicaragua ranks 141st and Philippines ranks 139th of 214 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
261 places, 14,535 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.