Africa Western and Central vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
0.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Puerto Rico
23.84 per 100 people
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
45th
Puerto Rico rank
49th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 23.84 per 100 people against 0.3 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 23.54 per 100 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 79.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2606 per 100 people 17.85 per 100 people 17.59 per 100 people Puerto Rico
1990s 0.4215 per 100 people 31.52 per 100 people 31.1 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2000s 0.8914 per 100 people 29.39 per 100 people 28.5 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2010s 0.7213 per 100 people 21.92 per 100 people 21.2 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2020s 0.46 per 100 people 22.83 per 100 people 22.37 per 100 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 23.84 per 100 people against 0.3 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico?
23.54 per 100 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.