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Fixed telephone lines — Panama

Fixed telephone lines in Panama in 2023 — 17.36 per 100. Ranked 54 in the world out of 165. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 192.8%.

2023 17.36 per 100 −9.38% vs 2022
World rank 54of 165
Period maximum 20.17 per 1002021
Period minimum 5.93 per 1001978

Trend over time

1978–2023 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Panama, 1978–2023010203019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 5.93 per 1001979: 6.3 per 1001980: 6.47 per 1001981: 6.83 per 1001982: 7.11 per 1001983: 7.15 per 1001984: 7.32 per 1001985: 7.65 per 1001986: 7.86 per 1001987: 8.39 per 1001988: 8.41 per 1001989: 8.38 per 1001990: 8.8 per 1001991: 9.15 per 1001992: 9.48 per 1001993: 10 per 1001994: 10.8 per 1001995: 11.2 per 1001996: 11.7 per 1001997: 12.9 per 1001998: 14.5 per 1001999: 15.7 per 1002000: 14.26 per 1002001: 12.44 per 1002002: 12.36 per 1002003: 11.96 per 1002004: 13.07 per 1002005: 14.2 per 1002006: 14.47 per 1002007: 14.41 per 1002008: 14.97 per 1002009: 15.05 per 1002010: 14.86 per 1002011: 15.17 per 1002012: 15.16 per 1002013: 15.08 per 1002014: 15.12 per 1002015: 15.67 per 1002016: 16.2 per 1002017: 16.17 per 1002018: 17.48 per 1002019: 15.33 per 1002020: 18.84 per 1002021: 20.17 per 1002022: 19.16 per 1002023: 17.36 per 100
Change over the period: +11.43 (+192.84%) Average annual rate: 2.42 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Panama 17.36 per 100
World 10.6 per 100
Latin America & Caribbean 13.3 per 100
Central America computed 18.59 per 100
High-income countries computed 30.06 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 17.36 −1.8 −9.38%
2022 19.16 −1.01 −5.01%
2021 20.17 +1.32 +7.03%
2020 18.84 +3.51 +22.91%
2019 15.33 −2.15 −12.28%
2018 17.48 +1.31 +8.11%
2017 16.17 −0.04 −0.23%
2016 16.2 +0.54 +3.42%
2015 15.67 +0.55 +3.64%
2014 15.12 +0.03 +0.22%
2013 15.08 −0.07 −0.49%
2012 15.16 −0.01 −0.05%
2011 15.17 +0.3 +2.04%
2010 14.86 −0.18 −1.23%
2009 15.05 +0.08 +0.53%
2008 14.97 +0.56 +3.9%
2007 14.41 −0.06 −0.42%
2006 14.47 +0.27 +1.89%
2005 14.2 +1.13 +8.68%
2004 13.07 +1.11 +9.27%
2003 11.96 −0.41 −3.29%
2002 12.36 −0.08 −0.63%
2001 12.44 −1.81 −12.72%
2000 14.26 −1.44 −9.2%
1999 15.7 +1.2 +8.28%
1998 14.5 +1.6 +12.4%
1997 12.9 +1.2 +10.26%
1996 11.7 +0.5 +4.46%
1995 11.2 +0.4 +3.7%
1994 10.8 +0.8 +8%
1993 10 +0.52 +5.49%
1992 9.48 +0.33 +3.61%
1991 9.15 +0.35 +3.98%
1990 8.8 +0.42 +4.99%
1989 8.38 −0.03 −0.33%
1988 8.41 +0.02 +0.26%
1987 8.39 +0.53 +6.7%
1986 7.86 +0.21 +2.77%
1985 7.65 +0.33 +4.49%
1984 7.32 +0.17 +2.43%
1983 7.15 +0.04 +0.54%
1982 7.11 +0.28 +4.08%
1981 6.83 +0.36 +5.51%
1980 6.47 +0.17 +2.72%
1979 6.3 +0.37 +6.32%
1978 5.93 — —

Central America, 2023

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

MX Mexico 22.19 PA Panama 17.36 SV El Salvador 13.94 CR Costa Rica 12.38 GT Guatemala 10.71 HN Honduras 4.17 NI Nicaragua 3.43
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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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