Spain vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Spain
38.05 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
Spain rank
24th
Uruguay rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 38.05 per 100 people against 35.62 per 100 people in Uruguay, a difference of 2.43 per 100 people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Spain ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9 per 100 people 4.81 per 100 people 0.0978 per 100 people Spain
1970s 11.96 per 100 people 6.28 per 100 people 5.68 per 100 people Spain
1980s 24.07 per 100 people 9.3 per 100 people 14.78 per 100 people Spain
1990s 36.94 per 100 people 19.57 per 100 people 17.37 per 100 people Spain
2000s 43.07 per 100 people 29.31 per 100 people 13.76 per 100 people Spain
2010s 41.79 per 100 people 31.96 per 100 people 9.84 per 100 people Spain
2020s 39.25 per 100 people 36.02 per 100 people 3.22 per 100 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Spain or Uruguay?
Spain, at 38.05 per 100 people against 35.62 per 100 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Spain and Uruguay?
2.43 per 100 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Spain ranks 24th 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.