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

0.35 per 100 people, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova 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.

Moldova vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Moldova

24.19 per 100 people

in 2024

Puerto Rico

23.84 per 100 people

in 2024

Moldova rank

48th

Puerto Rico rank

49th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Moldova
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 24.19 per 100 people against 23.84 per 100 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.35 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Moldova ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.35 per 100 people	10.03 per 100 people	5.68 per 100 people	Puerto Rico
1980s	7.21 per 100 people	17.35 per 100 people	10.14 per 100 people	Puerto Rico
1990s	12.6 per 100 people	31.52 per 100 people	18.92 per 100 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	22.46 per 100 people	29.39 per 100 people	6.93 per 100 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	35.02 per 100 people	21.92 per 100 people	13.1 per 100 people	Moldova
2020s	29.93 per 100 people	22.83 per 100 people	7.1 per 100 people	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Moldova or Puerto Rico?: Moldova, at 24.19 per 100 people against 23.84 per 100 people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 0.35 per 100 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Moldova ranks 48th 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: 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.