What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico?

0.0094 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas, The vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Bahamas, The

0.232 units per person

in 2024

Puerto Rico

0.2414 units per person

in 2024

Bahamas, The rank

51st

Puerto Rico rank

48th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Bahamas, The
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2414 units per person against 0.232 units per person in Bahamas, The, a difference of 0.0094 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahamas, The ahead.

Bahamas, The ranks 51st and Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas, The averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas, The	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1221 units per person	0.0998 units per person	0.0223 units per person	Bahamas, The
1980s	0.1746 units per person	0.1745 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Bahamas, The
1990s	0.2897 units per person	0.3156 units per person	0.026 units per person	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.3782 units per person	0.2926 units per person	0.0856 units per person	Bahamas, The
2010s	0.3194 units per person	0.2183 units per person	0.1011 units per person	Bahamas, The
2020s	0.2276 units per person	0.2296 units per person	0.002 units per person	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Bahamas, The or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.2414 units per person against 0.232 units per person in Bahamas, The as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico?: 0.0094 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Bahamas, The ranks 51st and Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.