United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions
United Kingdom
34.38 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
29th
Uruguay rank
27th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.24 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.83 per 100 people | 4.81 per 100 people | 6.02 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 21.79 per 100 people | 6.28 per 100 people | 15.5 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 37.18 per 100 people | 9.3 per 100 people | 27.89 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 50.27 per 100 people | 19.57 per 100 people | 30.7 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 56.63 per 100 people | 29.31 per 100 people | 27.32 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 50.46 per 100 people | 31.96 per 100 people | 18.5 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 42.66 per 100 people | 36.02 per 100 people | 6.64 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 1.24 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th 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
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.