What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Moldova and United States?

0.58 per 100 people, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Moldova

24.19 per 100 people

in 2024

United States

23.61 per 100 people

in 2024

Moldova rank

48th

United States rank

50th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Moldova
United States

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 24.19 per 100 people against 23.61 per 100 people in United States, a difference of 0.58 per 100 people.

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

Moldova ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7546 per 100 people	28.1 per 100 people	27.34 per 100 people	United States
1970s	2.89 per 100 people	36.48 per 100 people	33.59 per 100 people	United States
1980s	7.21 per 100 people	48.9 per 100 people	41.69 per 100 people	United States
1990s	12.6 per 100 people	59.52 per 100 people	46.92 per 100 people	United States
2000s	22.46 per 100 people	59.63 per 100 people	37.17 per 100 people	United States
2010s	35.02 per 100 people	39.34 per 100 people	4.32 per 100 people	United States
2020s	29.93 per 100 people	26.7 per 100 people	3.23 per 100 people	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Moldova or United States?: Moldova, at 24.19 per 100 people against 23.61 per 100 people in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Moldova and United States?: 0.58 per 100 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Moldova and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Moldova ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th 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: 06 August 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.