What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and Uruguay?

27.22 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Uruguay?

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.

IBRD only vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

IBRD only

8.4 per 100 people

in 2025

Uruguay

35.62 per 100 people

in 2024

IBRD only rank

27th

Uruguay rank

27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

IBRD only
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 8.4 per 100 people in IBRD only, a difference of 27.22 per 100 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 4.2 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 27th 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	IBRD only	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.32 per 100 people	6.86 per 100 people	5.55 per 100 people	Uruguay
1980s	2.13 per 100 people	9.3 per 100 people	7.17 per 100 people	Uruguay
1990s	5.13 per 100 people	19.57 per 100 people	14.44 per 100 people	Uruguay
2000s	14.3 per 100 people	29.31 per 100 people	15.01 per 100 people	Uruguay
2010s	12.09 per 100 people	31.96 per 100 people	19.87 per 100 people	Uruguay
2020s	8.9 per 100 people	36.02 per 100 people	27.12 per 100 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 8.4 per 100 people in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and Uruguay?: 27.22 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Uruguay?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IBRD only ranks 27th 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: 29 October 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.