Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 5.98% to 23.1% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 25.0% in 2000 and an all time low of 2.43% in 1967. When compared to Trinidad and Tobago's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Guyana amounted to 15.9%, 24.9% in Puerto Rico, 17.6% in Suriname and 18.5% in Venezuela in 2020.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 41st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Brazil | % | 21.3% | 20.3% | 19.4% | 18.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 15.1% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 20.4% | 18.7% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 15.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 0.054% | 0.053% | 0.055% | 0.054% | 0.053% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 9.05% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 23.2% | 23.7% | 23.3% | 21.2% | 20.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 16.0% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 18.6% | 18.5% | 17.4% | 21.2% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 38.5% | 37.1% | 35.3% | 33.2% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 25.5% | 24.9% | 19.4% | 18.6% | 18.5% |
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