Puerto Rico vs Tanzania: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Puerto Rico
126.43 per 100 people
in 2024
Tanzania
126.56 per 100 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
70th
Tanzania rank
68th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 126.56 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.13 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 70th and Tanzania ranks 68th of 212 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.077 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.077 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 7.35 per 100 people | 0.0374 per 100 people | 7.32 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 53 per 100 people | 12.34 per 100 people | 40.66 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 91.14 per 100 people | 65.83 per 100 people | 25.31 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 118.08 per 100 people | 99 per 100 people | 19.08 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Puerto Rico or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 126.56 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Puerto Rico and Tanzania?
- 0.13 per 100 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tanzania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tanzania rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Puerto Rico ranks 70th and Tanzania ranks 68th 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 Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.