North America vs San Marino: Fixed telephone subscriptions
North America
23 per 100 people
in 2025
San Marino
46.93 per 100 people
in 2022
North America rank
5th
San Marino rank
10th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- North America
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 46.93 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America, a difference of 23.93 per 100 people.
That makes San Marino's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 5th and San Marino ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and San Marino in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.25 per 100 people | 36.44 per 100 people | 13.82 per 100 people | North America |
| 1990s | 60.11 per 100 people | 60.88 per 100 people | 0.7673 per 100 people | San Marino |
| 2000s | 59.58 per 100 people | 73.12 per 100 people | 13.53 per 100 people | San Marino |
| 2010s | 39.93 per 100 people | 53.07 per 100 people | 13.14 per 100 people | San Marino |
| 2020s | 28.77 per 100 people | 46.41 per 100 people | 17.64 per 100 people | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, North America or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 46.93 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between North America and San Marino?
- 23.93 per 100 people, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and San Marino?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do North America and San Marino rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- North America ranks 5th and San Marino ranks 10th of 45 groups.
- 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
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.