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

0.63 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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.

Singapore vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Singapore

34.99 per 100 people

in 2024

Uruguay

35.62 per 100 people

in 2024

Singapore rank

28th

Uruguay rank

27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Singapore
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 34.99 per 100 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.63 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Singapore ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.7 per 100 people	4.81 per 100 people	2.11 per 100 people	Uruguay
1970s	10 per 100 people	6.28 per 100 people	3.72 per 100 people	Singapore
1980s	28.66 per 100 people	9.3 per 100 people	19.36 per 100 people	Singapore
1990s	40.28 per 100 people	19.57 per 100 people	20.71 per 100 people	Singapore
2000s	43.58 per 100 people	29.31 per 100 people	14.28 per 100 people	Singapore
2010s	36.6 per 100 people	31.96 per 100 people	4.64 per 100 people	Singapore
2020s	34.08 per 100 people	36.02 per 100 people	1.95 per 100 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Singapore or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 34.99 per 100 people in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Singapore and Uruguay?: 0.63 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Uruguay?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Singapore and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Singapore ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 27th 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.