Cuba vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cuba
14.49 per 100 people
in 2024
Russia
14.31 per 100 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
83rd
Russia rank
84th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Cuba
  • Russia
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 14.49 per 100 people against 14.31 per 100 people in Russia, a difference of 0.18 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Russia ahead.

Cuba ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 84th of 212 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.07 per 100 people 5.85 per 100 people 3.78 per 100 people Russia
1980s 2.8 per 100 people 10.35 per 100 people 7.54 per 100 people Russia
1990s 3.32 per 100 people 17.05 per 100 people 13.73 per 100 people Russia
2000s 7.38 per 100 people 27.31 per 100 people 19.92 per 100 people Russia
2010s 11.43 per 100 people 25.34 per 100 people 13.91 per 100 people Russia
2020s 13.98 per 100 people 15.87 per 100 people 1.89 per 100 people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cuba or Russia?
Cuba, at 14.49 per 100 people against 14.31 per 100 people in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cuba and Russia?
0.18 per 100 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Cuba ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 84th of 212 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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About this data

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.