Singapore vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
Singapore
7.38 % change on previous year
in 2024
World
-2.16 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore rank
16th
World rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 7.38 % change on previous year against -2.16 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 9.54 % change on previous year.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was World ahead.
Singapore ranks 16th and World ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 23.7 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 14.9 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.62 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1990s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | 0.1869 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.2095 % change on previous year | 0.9481 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2010s | -0.0821 % change on previous year | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.38 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 7.38 % change on previous year against -2.16 % change on previous year in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Singapore and World?
- 9.54 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Singapore ranks 16th and World ranks 19th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.