Aruba: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Key figures

Since 1982 it is up 283.88% from 9,000 in 1982 (3.42% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Aruba's fixed telephone subscriptions fell 1.3% on 2021 (from 35,000 to 34,549).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2021), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 7.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.6% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Aruba had the 17th highest value of the 45 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Aruba in the 2022 ranking

• Eritrea — 14th of 45: 68,216
• New Caledonia — 15th of 45: 46,570
• Cayman Islands — 16th of 45: 35,773
• St. Lucia — 18th of 45: 30,640
• Antigua and Barbuda — 19th of 45: 27,320
• Northern Mariana Islands — 20th of 45: 19,474

What this measures

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 37 values

Fixed telephone subscriptions in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 27,320 (2022)
• Argentina — 6.42 million (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 93,084 (2024)
• Barbados — 121,314 (2022)
• Belize — 17,806 (2022)
• Bolivia — 368,926 (2024)
• Brazil — 22.55 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 24,443 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 35,773 (2022)
• Chile — 1.74 million (2024)
• Colombia — 6.32 million (2024)

More infrastructure data for Aruba

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 140,815 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 130.65 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 32.05 (2022)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$19.77 million (2023)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 0.66% (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 97.17% (2017)
• Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) — 6.59 (2021)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 18,847 (2022)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 17.49 (2022)
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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's fixed telephone subscriptions?

34,549 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is up 283.88% from 9,000 in 1982 (3.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 38,651 in 2006 and the lowest 9,000 in 1982.

How does Aruba rank?

17th highest of 45 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in fixed telephone subscriptions unusual for Aruba?

In 2022, Aruba's fixed telephone subscriptions fell 1.3% on 2021 (from 35,000 to 34,549). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2021), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 7.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.MLT.MAIN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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