Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Colombia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 72.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia, a difference of 65.68 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Colombia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333,968 | 2.79 million | 2.46 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 764,850 | 6.71 million | 5.95 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.60 million | 16.73 million | 15.14 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.15 million | 37.02 million | 32.87 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 7.66 million | 84.15 million | 76.49 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 7.09 million | 93.00 million | 85.91 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 7.19 million | 79.20 million | 72.01 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 72.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 65.68 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Colombia ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 213 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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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.