Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Algeria or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 80.00 million against 6.93 million in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean?

73.07 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Algeria

6.93 million

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

80.00 million

in 2025

Algeria rank

19th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Algeria
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 80.00 million against 6.93 million in Algeria, a difference of 73.07 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.5 times Algeria's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 214 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72,700	3.71 million	3.64 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1970s	138,842	7.90 million	7.76 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1980s	519,114	19.70 million	19.18 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1990s	1.18 million	43.85 million	42.68 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	2.43 million	95.09 million	92.66 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	3.51 million	106.67 million	103.16 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	5.74 million	88.80 million	83.06 million	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Algeria or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 80.00 million against 6.93 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean?: 73.07 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Algeria ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 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.