Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1956 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.1956 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.205 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 units per person, in 1975.
Suriname ranks 62nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0268 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0284 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0321 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0349 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.038 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0405 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0431 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.044 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0558 units per person | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0676 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0714 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0762 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0781 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0797 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.083 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0889 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0977 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1042 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1126 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1199 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.126 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1295 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1426 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1472 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1517 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.158 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.159 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1585 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1576 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.159 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1561 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1552 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1544 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1545 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1541 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1545 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.151 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1537 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1493 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1476 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.158 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1515 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.15 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1469 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1531 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1686 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1942 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1737 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.205 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1956 units per person | -4.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.1956 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.107 units per person, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.1956 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.032 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 0.038 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0639 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 0.083 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.122 units per person | 0.0889 units per person | 0.1517 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 units per person | 0.1541 units per person | 0.159 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1515 units per person | 0.1469 units per person | 0.158 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1874 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | 0.205 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.2087 units per person compare
- 60 American Samoa 0.2005 units per person compare
- 61 Ireland 0.1998 units per person compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 0.19 units per person compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1843 units per person compare
- 65 Qatar 0.1836 units per person compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Suriname was 0.1956 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.205 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 units per person in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.