Panama vs Saint Lucia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Panama
17.36 per 100 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
17.14 per 100 people
in 2022
Panama rank
68th
Saint Lucia rank
70th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Panama
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 17.36 per 100 people against 17.14 per 100 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.22 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 68th and Saint Lucia ranks 70th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.12 per 100 people 3.71 per 100 people 2.4 per 100 people Panama
1980s 7.56 per 100 people 5.6 per 100 people 1.96 per 100 people Panama
1990s 11.42 per 100 people 19.47 per 100 people 8.05 per 100 people Saint Lucia
2000s 13.72 per 100 people 26.71 per 100 people 12.99 per 100 people Saint Lucia
2010s 15.62 per 100 people 19.19 per 100 people 3.56 per 100 people Saint Lucia
2020s 19.39 per 100 people 14.52 per 100 people 4.87 per 100 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Panama or Saint Lucia?
Panama, at 17.36 per 100 people against 17.14 per 100 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Panama and Saint Lucia?
0.22 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saint Lucia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Panama and Saint Lucia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Panama ranks 68th and Saint Lucia ranks 70th 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.