Colombia vs El Salvador: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Colombia
11.94 per 100 people
in 2024
El Salvador
13.96 per 100 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
89th
El Salvador rank
86th
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 13.96 per 100 people against 11.94 per 100 people in Colombia, a difference of 2.02 per 100 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 per 100 people | 0.3816 per 100 people | 1.73 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.3 per 100 people | 1.09 per 100 people | 2.21 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.45 per 100 people | 1.83 per 100 people | 3.61 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 11.5 per 100 people | 4.65 per 100 people | 6.85 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.36 per 100 people | 14.74 per 100 people | 3.63 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 15.11 per 100 people | 15.64 per 100 people | 0.5362 per 100 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 13.91 per 100 people | 13.93 per 100 people | 0.0245 per 100 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 13.96 per 100 people against 11.94 per 100 people in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 2.02 per 100 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Colombia ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th 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.