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.

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.

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

Nicaragua

3.54 per 100 people

in 2024

Tonga

3.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Nicaragua rank

141st

Tonga rank

143rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Nicaragua
Tonga

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 141st and Tonga ranks 143rd of 214 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 141st and Tonga ranks 143rd 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: 29 October 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.