Puerto Rico vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Puerto Rico
23.84 per 100 people
in 2024
United States
23.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
49th
United States rank
50th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 23.84 per 100 people against 23.61 per 100 people in United States, a difference of 0.23 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th of 213 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.03 per 100 people | 39.71 per 100 people | 29.68 per 100 people | United States |
| 1980s | 17.35 per 100 people | 48.9 per 100 people | 31.55 per 100 people | United States |
| 1990s | 31.52 per 100 people | 59.52 per 100 people | 28 per 100 people | United States |
| 2000s | 29.39 per 100 people | 59.63 per 100 people | 30.24 per 100 people | United States |
| 2010s | 21.92 per 100 people | 39.34 per 100 people | 17.42 per 100 people | United States |
| 2020s | 22.83 per 100 people | 26.7 per 100 people | 3.87 per 100 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Puerto Rico or United States?
- Puerto Rico, at 23.84 per 100 people against 23.61 per 100 people in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Puerto Rico and United States?
- 0.23 per 100 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th of 213 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
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.