Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Paraguay
3 per 100 people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
139th
Paraguay rank
142nd

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.54 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.54 per 100 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 142nd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7968 per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people 0.214 per 100 people Paraguay
1980s 1.09 per 100 people 2.11 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people Paraguay
1990s 1.98 per 100 people 3.8 per 100 people 1.82 per 100 people Paraguay
2000s 4 per 100 people 5.96 per 100 people 1.96 per 100 people Paraguay
2010s 5.18 per 100 people 5.78 per 100 people 0.6073 per 100 people Paraguay
2020s 3.29 per 100 people 3.08 per 100 people 0.214 per 100 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
Nicaragua, at 3.54 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
0.54 per 100 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Nicaragua ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 142nd 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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