El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

El Salvador
885,101
in 2024
Puerto Rico
773,022
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Puerto Rico rank
72nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • El Salvador
  • Puerto Rico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196519942024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 885,101 against 773,022 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 112,079.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 59,271 308,700 249,429 Puerto Rico
1980s 89,310 589,300 499,991 Puerto Rico
1990s 268,156 1.16 million 891,839 Puerto Rico
2000s 884,795 1.11 million 228,466 Puerto Rico
2010s 963,449 770,816 192,633 El Salvador
2020s 875,477 742,224 133,253 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
El Salvador, at 885,101 against 773,022 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
112,079, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.