Spain vs Uruguay: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Spain
38.05 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
Spain rank
24th
Uruguay rank
27th
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 38.05 per 100 people against 35.62 per 100 people in Uruguay, a difference of 2.43 per 100 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9 per 100 people | 4.81 per 100 people | 0.0978 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.96 per 100 people | 6.28 per 100 people | 5.68 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 24.07 per 100 people | 9.3 per 100 people | 14.78 per 100 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 36.94 per 100 people | 19.57 per 100 people | 17.37 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 43.07 per 100 people | 29.31 per 100 people | 13.76 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 41.79 per 100 people | 31.96 per 100 people | 9.84 per 100 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 39.25 per 100 people | 36.02 per 100 people | 3.22 per 100 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 38.05 per 100 people against 35.62 per 100 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Spain and Uruguay?
- 2.43 per 100 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Spain ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.