Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama
Panama: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1736 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.1736 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.2017 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0593 units per person, in 1978.
Panama ranks 69th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0593 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.063 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0647 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0683 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.071 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0714 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0731 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0764 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0785 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0837 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0839 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0836 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.088 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0915 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0948 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1076 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1116 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.117 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1289 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1447 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1567 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1426 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1244 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1236 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1196 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1307 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.142 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1447 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1441 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1497 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1505 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1486 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1517 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1516 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1508 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1512 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1567 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.162 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1617 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1748 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1533 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1884 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2017 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1916 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1736 units per person | -9.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1736 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 72% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1736 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0612 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.063 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0755 units per person | 0.0647 units per person | 0.0839 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1141 units per person | 0.088 units per person | 0.1567 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1372 units per person | 0.1196 units per person | 0.1505 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1562 units per person | 0.1486 units per person | 0.1748 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1888 units per person | 0.1736 units per person | 0.2017 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Panama was 0.1736 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2017 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0593 units per person in 1978.
- How does Panama rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Panama ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.