Cayman Islands vs Portugal: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Cayman Islands
49.97 per 100 people
in 2022
Portugal
53 per 100 people
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
7th
Portugal rank
6th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 49.97 per 100 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 3.03 per 100 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 17.66 per 100 people 7.68 per 100 people 9.98 per 100 people Cayman Islands
1980s 35.42 per 100 people 15.62 per 100 people 19.8 per 100 people Cayman Islands
1990s 56.46 per 100 people 34.03 per 100 people 22.42 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2000s 80.95 per 100 people 40.83 per 100 people 40.12 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2010s 59.39 per 100 people 44.84 per 100 people 14.55 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2020s 51.24 per 100 people 51.22 per 100 people 0.0252 per 100 people Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Cayman Islands or Portugal?
Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 49.97 per 100 people in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Cayman Islands and Portugal?
3.03 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Portugal?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Portugal rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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