Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cuba or Romania?

Romania, at 1.72 million against 1.59 million in Cuba as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Romania?

56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Romania: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cuba

1.59 million

in 2024

Romania

1.72 million

in 2024

Cuba rank

53rd

Romania rank

52nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Cuba
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.72 million against 1.59 million in Cuba, a difference of 132,250.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 52nd of 214 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	155,402	306,000	150,598	Romania
1970s	177,826	832,125	654,299	Romania
1980s	285,756	2.00 million	1.71 million	Romania
1990s	361,265	2.97 million	2.61 million	Romania
2000s	830,165	4.34 million	3.51 million	Romania
2010s	1.29 million	4.24 million	2.95 million	Romania
2020s	1.56 million	2.31 million	748,260	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cuba or Romania?: Romania, at 1.72 million against 1.59 million in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cuba and Romania?: 132,250, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Romania?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Romania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cuba ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.