Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Panama

Panama: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 17.36 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.36 per 100 people
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
68th
of 212 countries
All-time high
20.17 per 100 people
in 2021
All-time low
5.93 per 100 people
in 1978
Years of data
46
1978–2023

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Panama, 1978–2023

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Panama recorded 17.36 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2023.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Panama peaked at 20.17 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.93 per 100 people, in 1978.

That places Panama 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.12 per 100 people 5.93 per 100 people 6.3 per 100 people 2
1980s 7.56 per 100 people 6.47 per 100 people 8.41 per 100 people 10
1990s 11.42 per 100 people 8.8 per 100 people 15.7 per 100 people 10
2000s 13.72 per 100 people 11.96 per 100 people 15.05 per 100 people 10
2010s 15.62 per 100 people 14.86 per 100 people 17.48 per 100 people 10
2020s 18.88 per 100 people 17.36 per 100 people 20.17 per 100 people 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.43 per 100 people compare
  2. 66 Iceland 17.42 per 100 people compare
  3. 67 Uzbekistan 17.39 per 100 people compare
  4. 69 Qatar 17.21 per 100 people compare
  5. 70 Saint Lucia 17.14 per 100 people compare
  6. 71 Libya 16.86 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Panama?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Panama was 17.36 per 100 people in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 20.17 per 100 people in 2021.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 5.93 per 100 people in 1978.
How does Panama rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Panama ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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