Nicaragua vs Tonga: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Tonga
3.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
139th
Tonga rank
141st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.54 per 100 people against 3.12 per 100 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.42 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 141st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8 per 100 people 0.6614 per 100 people 0.1386 per 100 people Nicaragua
1980s 1.12 per 100 people 2.89 per 100 people 1.78 per 100 people Tonga
1990s 1.98 per 100 people 6.62 per 100 people 4.65 per 100 people Tonga
2000s 4 per 100 people 15.74 per 100 people 11.74 per 100 people Tonga
2010s 5.18 per 100 people 18.19 per 100 people 13.02 per 100 people Tonga
2020s 3.25 per 100 people 6.67 per 100 people 3.42 per 100 people Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nicaragua or Tonga?
Nicaragua, at 3.54 per 100 people against 3.12 per 100 people in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nicaragua and Tonga?
0.42 per 100 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tonga?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Tonga rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nicaragua ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 141st 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.