Italy vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Italy
34.21 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
Italy rank
30th
Uruguay rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 34.21 per 100 people in Italy, a difference of 1.41 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 per 100 people 4.81 per 100 people 2.67 per 100 people Italy
1970s 15.79 per 100 people 6.28 per 100 people 9.5 per 100 people Italy
1980s 30 per 100 people 9.3 per 100 people 20.7 per 100 people Italy
1990s 43.02 per 100 people 19.57 per 100 people 23.45 per 100 people Italy
2000s 43.44 per 100 people 29.31 per 100 people 14.13 per 100 people Italy
2010s 34.62 per 100 people 31.96 per 100 people 2.66 per 100 people Italy
2020s 33.51 per 100 people 36.02 per 100 people 2.52 per 100 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 34.21 per 100 people in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Uruguay?
1.41 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Italy ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 27th 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.