Puerto Rico vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

Puerto Rico
1.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
-4.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
31st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Upper middle income
-1001020197620002025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.97 % change on previous year against -4.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.83 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 11.65 % change on previous year 9.31 % change on previous year 2.34 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
1980s 7.99 % change on previous year 8.82 % change on previous year 0.8298 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1990s 4.91 % change on previous year 15.62 % change on previous year 10.71 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2010s -4.05 % change on previous year -3.45 % change on previous year 0.6009 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 2.39 % change on previous year -2.27 % change on previous year 4.67 % 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, Puerto Rico or Upper middle income?
Puerto Rico, at 1.97 % change on previous year against -4.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
6.83 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 31st 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.