Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 49.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands is 49.97, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands peaked at 92.48 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.29, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 7th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.29 | — |
| 1971 | 15.31 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 15.31 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.31 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.31 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17.77 | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 19.02 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 20.51 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 21.59 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 23.2 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 24.27 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 32.85 | +35.4% |
| 1985 | 34.45 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 35.05 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 38.18 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 39.86 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 43.23 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 47.4 | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 43.2 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 44.6 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 56.2 | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 59.3 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 53.5 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 74.9 | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 82.3 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 88.22 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 92.48 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 89.38 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 86.49 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 83.79 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 81.22 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 78.79 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 70.54 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 69.92 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.04 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.95 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 65.44 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 54.69 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 54.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.07 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.87 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.47 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.41 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.35 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 49.97 | -2.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 49.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 2.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 49.97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +40.0% | 53.5 | 74.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.66 | 13.29 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.42 | 24.27 | 43.23 | 7 |
| 1990s | 56.46 | 43.2 | 82.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.95 | 68.7 | 92.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.39 | 53.47 | 69.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.24 | 49.97 | 52.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.359 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.01 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cayman Islands was 49.97 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.48 in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Cayman Islands ranks 7th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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