Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.4997 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.4997 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.9248 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 units per person, in 1974.
Cayman Islands ranks 7th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1331 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1261 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.119 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1126 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1068 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1777 units per person | +66.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1903 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2052 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2162 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2324 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.243 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2318 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2213 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2118 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3282 units per person | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3444 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3505 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3818 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3987 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4326 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4742 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4321 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4456 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4674 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5617 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5928 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5353 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7495 units per person | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8231 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8822 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9248 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8938 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8649 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8379 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7879 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7054 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6992 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.687 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6904 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6695 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6544 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.626 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5469 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.544 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5407 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5387 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5347 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5241 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5135 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4997 units per person | -2.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.4997 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 2.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.4997 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +66.4% | 0.1068 units per person | 0.1777 units per person |
| 1984 | +55.0% | 0.2118 units per person | 0.3282 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1619 units per person | 0.1068 units per person | 0.2324 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3144 units per person | 0.2118 units per person | 0.4326 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5646 units per person | 0.4321 units per person | 0.8231 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8095 units per person | 0.687 units per person | 0.9248 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5939 units per person | 0.5347 units per person | 0.6904 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5124 units per person | 0.4997 units per person | 0.5241 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More infrastructure data for Cayman Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99,737 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,773 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 49.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6306 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,773 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 99,737 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cayman Islands was 0.4997 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9248 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 units per person in 1974.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.