United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

United Kingdom
34.38 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
35.62 per 100 people
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
29th
Uruguay rank
27th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.62 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.24 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 212 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 10.83 per 100 people 4.81 per 100 people 6.02 per 100 people United Kingdom
1970s 21.79 per 100 people 6.28 per 100 people 15.5 per 100 people United Kingdom
1980s 37.18 per 100 people 9.3 per 100 people 27.89 per 100 people United Kingdom
1990s 50.27 per 100 people 19.57 per 100 people 30.7 per 100 people United Kingdom
2000s 56.63 per 100 people 29.31 per 100 people 27.32 per 100 people United Kingdom
2010s 50.46 per 100 people 31.96 per 100 people 18.5 per 100 people United Kingdom
2020s 42.66 per 100 people 36.02 per 100 people 6.64 per 100 people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 35.62 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
1.24 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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