What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?

0.64 per 100 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bahamas

23.2 per 100 people

in 2024

Puerto Rico

23.84 per 100 people

in 2024

Bahamas rank

52nd

Puerto Rico rank

49th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bahamas
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 23.84 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.64 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.71 per 100 people	10.03 per 100 people	2.68 per 100 people	Bahamas
1980s	17.97 per 100 people	17.35 per 100 people	0.6275 per 100 people	Bahamas
1990s	28.97 per 100 people	31.52 per 100 people	2.55 per 100 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	37.82 per 100 people	29.39 per 100 people	8.43 per 100 people	Bahamas
2010s	31.94 per 100 people	21.92 per 100 people	10.02 per 100 people	Bahamas
2020s	22.76 per 100 people	22.83 per 100 people	0.0787 per 100 people	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 23.84 per 100 people against 23.2 per 100 people in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?: 0.64 per 100 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 214 countries.
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: 20 August 2026

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.