El Salvador vs Panama: Fixed telephone subscriptions
El Salvador
885,101
in 2024
Panama
774,060
in 2023
El Salvador rank
69th
Panama rank
71st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 885,101 against 774,060 in Panama, a difference of 111,041.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 71st of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65,628 | 115,600 | 49,972 | Panama |
| 1980s | 89,310 | 165,247 | 75,938 | Panama |
| 1990s | 268,156 | 311,307 | 43,151 | Panama |
| 2000s | 884,795 | 451,855 | 432,940 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 963,449 | 614,818 | 348,631 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 873,071 | 825,584 | 47,488 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 885,101 against 774,060 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between El Salvador and Panama?
- 111,041, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 71st 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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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.