Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Laos or Uruguay?

Laos, at 1.23 million against 1.21 million in Uruguay as of 2023.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Laos vs Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Laos

1.23 million

in 2023

Uruguay

1.21 million

in 2024

Laos rank

58th

Uruguay rank

61st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Laos
Uruguay

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.23 million against 1.21 million in Uruguay, a difference of 27,470.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Laos ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	868	126,000	125,132	Uruguay
1970s	3,330	179,800	176,470	Uruguay
1980s	5,882	281,484	275,601	Uruguay
1990s	17,361	624,392	607,030	Uruguay
2000s	80,598	963,245	882,647	Uruguay
2010s	857,332	1.07 million	217,190	Uruguay
2020s	1.31 million	1.23 million	80,150	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Laos or Uruguay?: Laos, at 1.23 million against 1.21 million in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Laos and Uruguay?: 27,470, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Laos and Uruguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Laos ranks 58th 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.