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

0.0016 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?

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.

Puerto Rico vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Puerto Rico

0.2414 units per person

in 2024

United States

0.2398 units per person

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

48th

United States rank

49th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Puerto Rico
United States

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2414 units per person against 0.2398 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 48th and United States ranks 49th of 213 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0998 units per person	0.3887 units per person	0.2888 units per person	United States
1980s	0.1745 units per person	0.4829 units per person	0.3084 units per person	United States
1990s	0.3156 units per person	0.5994 units per person	0.2838 units per person	United States
2000s	0.2926 units per person	0.5963 units per person	0.3037 units per person	United States
2010s	0.2183 units per person	0.3984 units per person	0.1801 units per person	United States
2020s	0.2296 units per person	0.2728 units per person	0.0432 units per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Puerto Rico or United States?: Puerto Rico, at 0.2414 units per person against 0.2398 units per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Puerto Rico and United States?: 0.0016 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 48th and United States ranks 49th 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.