Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population rose 4.72% to 35.3% in Uruguay in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Uruguay reached an all time high of 35.3% in 2020 and an all time low of 4.33% in 1963. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Argentina amounted to 16.3%, 14.4% in Brazil, 13.4% in Chile and 3.49% in Paraguay in 2020.
Uruguay has been ranked 21st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | % | 23.3% | 23.3% | 22.1% | 22.0% | 17.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 7.95% | 7.70% | 7.44% | 6.13% | 5.54% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 21.3% | 20.3% | 19.4% | 18.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 19.3% | 18.7% | 17.4% | 16.0% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 5.58% | 5.59% | 4.63% | 4.70% | 4.18% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 9.48% | 9.88% | 9.75% | 8.97% | 7.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 32.5% | 32.6% | 33.2% | 33.7% | 34.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 25.5% | 24.9% | 19.4% | 18.6% | 18.5% |
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