What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between United Kingdom and Uruguay?

0.0131 units per person, 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?

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

United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

United Kingdom

0.3431 units per person

in 2024

Uruguay

0.3562 units per person

in 2024

United Kingdom rank

29th

Uruguay rank

26th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

United Kingdom
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3562 units per person against 0.3431 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0131 units per person.

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 26th of 213 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	0.1068 units per person	0.0472 units per person	0.0596 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.2173 units per person	0.0627 units per person	0.1547 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.3723 units per person	0.0932 units per person	0.2791 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.5041 units per person	0.1956 units per person	0.3084 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.5681 units per person	0.2931 units per person	0.275 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.507 units per person	0.3196 units per person	0.1874 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.4292 units per person	0.3602 units per person	0.069 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, United Kingdom or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.3562 units per person against 0.3431 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 0.0131 units per person, 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, per capita?: United Kingdom ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.