Jamaica vs Laos: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Jamaica
15.99 per 100 people
in 2024
Laos
16.1 per 100 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
76th
Laos rank
74th
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Jamaica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 16.1 per 100 people against 15.99 per 100 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.11 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Laos ranks 74th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 per 100 people | 0.0383 per 100 people | 1.32 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.2 per 100 people | 0.1095 per 100 people | 2.09 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.14 per 100 people | 0.1587 per 100 people | 2.98 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.43 per 100 people | 0.3472 per 100 people | 11.08 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.88 per 100 people | 1.37 per 100 people | 13.51 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 10.42 per 100 people | 12.4 per 100 people | 1.98 per 100 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 16 per 100 people | 17.41 per 100 people | 1.42 per 100 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Jamaica or Laos?
- Laos, at 16.1 per 100 people against 15.99 per 100 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Jamaica and Laos?
- 0.11 per 100 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Laos ranks 74th 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.