Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Moldova or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 773,022 against 734,202 in Moldova as of 2024.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Moldova and Puerto Rico?

38,820, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Puerto Rico?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Moldova vs Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Moldova

734,202

in 2024

Puerto Rico

773,022

in 2024

Moldova rank

75th

Puerto Rico rank

72nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Moldova
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 773,022 against 734,202 in Moldova, a difference of 38,820.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Moldova ranks 75th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	174,078	308,700	134,622	Puerto Rico
1980s	310,286	589,300	279,014	Puerto Rico
1990s	553,829	1.16 million	606,166	Puerto Rico
2000s	887,740	1.11 million	225,522	Puerto Rico
2010s	1.17 million	770,816	397,577	Moldova
2020s	912,135	742,224	169,910	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Moldova or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 773,022 against 734,202 in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 38,820, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Moldova ranks 75th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd 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: 29 October 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.