What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Panama and Qatar?

0.15 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?

46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.

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.

Panama vs Qatar: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Panama

17.36 per 100 people

in 2023

Qatar

17.21 per 100 people

in 2024

Panama rank

68th

Qatar rank

69th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Panama
Qatar

How they compare

Panama currently reports 17.36 per 100 people against 17.21 per 100 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.15 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Qatar ahead.

Panama ranks 68th and Qatar ranks 69th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.12 per 100 people	7.94 per 100 people	1.82 per 100 people	Qatar
1980s	7.56 per 100 people	17.74 per 100 people	10.19 per 100 people	Qatar
1990s	11.42 per 100 people	23.68 per 100 people	12.26 per 100 people	Qatar
2000s	13.72 per 100 people	22.86 per 100 people	9.14 per 100 people	Qatar
2010s	15.62 per 100 people	17.95 per 100 people	2.33 per 100 people	Qatar
2020s	18.88 per 100 people	17.08 per 100 people	1.8 per 100 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Panama or Qatar?: Panama, at 17.36 per 100 people against 17.21 per 100 people in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Panama and Qatar?: 0.15 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Panama ranks 68th and Qatar ranks 69th 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: 17 September 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.