Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Suriname
19.56 per 100 people
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
19.75 per 100 people
in 2024
Suriname rank
64th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
63rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0510152025196519942024

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 19.75 per 100 people against 19.56 per 100 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.19 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Suriname ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 213 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2 per 100 people 3.96 per 100 people 0.7577 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 6.39 per 100 people 8.44 per 100 people 2.05 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 12.22 per 100 people 16.51 per 100 people 4.29 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 15.66 per 100 people 23.44 per 100 people 7.78 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 15.15 per 100 people 20.4 per 100 people 5.25 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 18.74 per 100 people 21.41 per 100 people 2.67 per 100 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 19.75 per 100 people against 19.56 per 100 people in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.19 per 100 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Suriname ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 213 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
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.