Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre was 5.75 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 5.75 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5.75 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +295.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | +144.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2809 units per square kilometre | +178.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5837 units per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9168 units per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 2.43 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.66 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 3.38 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.64 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.91 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.15 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.63 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 5.11 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 5.49 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 5.75 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5204 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 1.82 units per square kilometre | 4.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 units per square kilometre | 4.63 units per square kilometre | 5.75 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 United Kingdom 117.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Germany 109.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Switzerland 105.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Aruba 104.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Bangladesh 104.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Grenada 102.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Luxembourg 99.15 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.75 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.