Colombia vs El Salvador: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Colombia
174.09 per 100 people
in 2024
El Salvador
176.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
14th
El Salvador rank
13th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 176.52 per 100 people against 174.09 per 100 people in Colombia, a difference of 2.43 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 1.57 per 100 people 1.24 per 100 people 0.3269 per 100 people Colombia
2000s 45.54 per 100 people 53.82 per 100 people 8.29 per 100 people El Salvador
2010s 117.6 per 100 people 147.82 per 100 people 30.22 per 100 people El Salvador
2020s 155.51 per 100 people 175.2 per 100 people 19.69 per 100 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 176.52 per 100 people against 174.09 per 100 people in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Colombia and El Salvador?
2.43 per 100 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Colombia ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile and 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed