Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guatemala or Romania?

Guatemala, at 1.98 million against 1.72 million in Romania as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Guatemala vs Romania: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Guatemala

1.98 million

in 2024

Romania

1.72 million

in 2024

Guatemala rank

49th

Romania rank

52nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Guatemala
Romania

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.98 million against 1.72 million in Romania, a difference of 260,270.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.

Guatemala ranks 49th 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	Guatemala	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24,306	306,000	281,694	Romania
1970s	50,705	795,400	744,695	Romania
1980s	118,244	1.96 million	1.84 million	Romania
1990s	326,482	2.97 million	2.64 million	Romania
2000s	1.12 million	4.34 million	3.22 million	Romania
2010s	1.95 million	4.24 million	2.29 million	Romania
2020s	2.09 million	2.31 million	220,510	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guatemala or Romania?: Guatemala, at 1.98 million against 1.72 million in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Guatemala and Romania?: 260,270, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Romania?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Romania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Guatemala ranks 49th 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.