El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions
El Salvador
885,101
in 2024
Puerto Rico
773,022
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Puerto Rico rank
72nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 885,101 against 773,022 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 112,079.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,271 | 308,700 | 249,429 | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 89,310 | 589,300 | 499,991 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 268,156 | 1.16 million | 891,839 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 884,795 | 1.11 million | 228,466 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 963,449 | 770,816 | 192,633 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 875,477 | 742,224 | 133,253 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 885,101 against 773,022 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 112,079, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 212 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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About this data
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.