How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Dominican Republic

1.15 million

in 2024

Uruguay

1.21 million

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

64th

Uruguay rank

61st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.21 million against 1.15 million in Dominican Republic, a difference of 56,980.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	159,650	281,484	121,834	Uruguay
1990s	582,113	624,392	42,279	Uruguay
2000s	922,023	963,245	41,222	Uruguay
2010s	1.21 million	1.07 million	136,277	Dominican Republic
2020s	1.15 million	1.22 million	72,522	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.21 million against 1.15 million in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 56,980, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 61st 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.