East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.7 per 100 people
in 2025
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Uruguay rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 26.92 per 100 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 4.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2477 per 100 people 6.86 per 100 people 6.61 per 100 people Uruguay
1980s 0.4248 per 100 people 9.3 per 100 people 8.87 per 100 people Uruguay
1990s 3.21 per 100 people 19.57 per 100 people 16.36 per 100 people Uruguay
2000s 17.35 per 100 people 29.31 per 100 people 11.95 per 100 people Uruguay
2010s 14.16 per 100 people 31.96 per 100 people 17.8 per 100 people Uruguay
2020s 9.88 per 100 people 36.02 per 100 people 26.14 per 100 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
26.92 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 47 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
261 places, 14,535 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.