Puerto Rico vs Turkmenistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Puerto Rico
773,022
in 2024
Turkmenistan
735,547
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
74th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 773,022 against 735,547 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 37,475.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 74th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 308,700 80,000 228,700 Puerto Rico
1980s 589,300 156,400 432,900 Puerto Rico
1990s 1.16 million 300,128 859,867 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.11 million 414,219 699,042 Puerto Rico
2010s 770,816 637,318 133,498 Puerto Rico
2020s 726,683 772,813 46,130 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Puerto Rico or Turkmenistan?
Puerto Rico, at 773,022 against 735,547 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Puerto Rico and Turkmenistan?
37,475, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turkmenistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Puerto Rico and Turkmenistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Puerto Rico ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 74th 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.