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.

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.

United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

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 (per 100 people) 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 214 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 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.