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Fixed telephone lines — Greenland

Fixed telephone lines in Greenland in 2022 — 8.92 per 100. Ranked 119 in the world out of 212. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 492.9%.

2022 8.92 per 100 −21.22% vs 2020
World rank 119of 212
Period maximum 63.26 per 1002006
Period minimum 1.5 per 1001965

Trend over time

1965–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Greenland, 1965–2022020406080196519711977198319891995200120072013201920221965: 1.5 per 1001966: 1.53 per 1001967: 1.53 per 1001968: 1.53 per 1001969: 1.53 per 1001970: 3.43 per 1001971: 3.39 per 1001972: 3.39 per 1001973: 3.39 per 1001974: 3.39 per 1001975: 9.51 per 1001976: 11 per 1001977: 12.05 per 1001978: 14.3 per 1001979: 16.75 per 1001980: 19.08 per 1001981: 19.92 per 1001982: 20.88 per 1001983: 21.28 per 1001984: 22.36 per 1001985: 23.16 per 1001986: 24.75 per 1001987: 27.15 per 1001988: 28.77 per 1001989: 29.95 per 1001990: 29.8 per 1001991: 30.1 per 1001992: 30.2 per 1001993: 31.5 per 1001994: 33.1 per 1001995: 35.1 per 1001996: 37.7 per 1001997: 41.6 per 1001998: 44.5 per 1001999: 45.6 per 1002000: 46.58 per 1002001: 42.93 per 1002002: 44.76 per 1002003: 44.48 per 1002004: 44.16 per 1002005: 56.45 per 1002006: 63.26 per 1002007: 40.79 per 1002008: 40.27 per 1002009: 38.99 per 1002010: 38.55 per 1002011: 35.01 per 1002012: 33.31 per 1002013: 31.85 per 1002014: 30.62 per 1002015: 28.56 per 1002017: 16.53 per 1002018: 14.37 per 1002019: 12.72 per 1002020: 11.33 per 1002022: 8.92 per 100
Change over the period: +7.42 (+492.9%) Average annual rate: 3.17 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 8.92 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 26.4 per 100
Northern Europe computed 31.92 per 100
High-income countries computed 31.41 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 8.92 — —
2020 11.33 −1.39 −10.94%
2019 12.72 −1.66 −11.52%
2018 14.37 −2.15 −13.03%
2017 16.53 — —
2015 28.56 −2.06 −6.72%
2014 30.62 −1.23 −3.87%
2013 31.85 −1.45 −4.37%
2012 33.31 −1.7 −4.86%
2011 35.01 −3.54 −9.18%
2010 38.55 −0.45 −1.15%
2009 38.99 −1.28 −3.17%
2008 40.27 −0.51 −1.26%
2007 40.79 −22.47 −35.52%
2006 63.26 +6.8 +12.05%
2005 56.45 +12.3 +27.85%
2004 44.16 −0.32 −0.73%
2003 44.48 −0.28 −0.62%
2002 44.76 +1.83 +4.26%
2001 42.93 −3.65 −7.83%
2000 46.58 +0.98 +2.14%
1999 45.6 +1.1 +2.47%
1998 44.5 +2.9 +6.97%
1997 41.6 +3.9 +10.34%
1996 37.7 +2.6 +7.41%
1995 35.1 +2 +6.04%
1994 33.1 +1.6 +5.08%
1993 31.5 +1.3 +4.3%
1992 30.2 +0.1 +0.33%
1991 30.1 +0.3 +1.01%
1990 29.8 −0.15 −0.5%
1989 29.95 +1.18 +4.11%
1988 28.77 +1.61 +5.94%
1987 27.15 +2.4 +9.68%
1986 24.75 +1.6 +6.89%
1985 23.16 +0.8 +3.57%
1984 22.36 +1.08 +5.1%
1983 21.28 +0.39 +1.89%
1982 20.88 +0.96 +4.83%
1981 19.92 +0.84 +4.41%
1980 19.08 +2.32 +13.87%
1979 16.75 +2.45 +17.14%
1978 14.3 +2.25 +18.7%
1977 12.05 +1.05 +9.51%
1976 11 +1.5 +15.73%
1975 9.51 +6.12 +180.8%
1974 3.39 +0 +0%
1973 3.39 +0 +0%
1972 3.39 +0 +0%
1971 3.39 −0.05 −1.39%
1970 3.43 +1.91 +124.74%
1969 1.53 +0 +0%
1968 1.53 +0 +0%
1967 1.53 +0 +0%
1966 1.53 +0.02 +1.51%
1965 1.5 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 44.07 FO Faroe Islands 27.66 IS Iceland 24.46 IE Ireland 23.92 EE Estonia 19.7 DK Denmark 12.66 LV Latvia 12.27 SE Sweden 10.47 GL Greenland 8.92 LT Lithuania 8.88 FI Finland 3.25 NO Norway 2.66
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About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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