Guam vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

Guam
1.87 % change on previous year
in 2022
Puerto Rico
1.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guam rank
38th
Puerto Rico rank
36th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Guam
  • Puerto Rico
-250255075100196119922024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.97 % change on previous year against 1.87 % change on previous year in Guam, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Guam ranks 38th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 19.47 % change on previous year 11.65 % change on previous year 7.82 % change on previous year Guam
1980s 5.27 % change on previous year 7.99 % change on previous year 2.71 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
1990s 8.7 % change on previous year 4.91 % change on previous year 3.78 % change on previous year Guam
2000s -1.55 % change on previous year -3.46 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year Guam
2010s 0.3718 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year 3.45 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
2020s 0.6229 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, Guam or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.97 % change on previous year against 1.87 % change on previous year in Guam as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Guam and Puerto Rico?
0.1 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Puerto Rico?
41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Guam and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Guam ranks 38th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 14,023 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.