Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Latin America & Caribbean
80.00 million
in 2025
Malaysia
8.22 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st
Malaysia rank
18th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 80.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia, a difference of 71.78 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.24 million 63,510 3.18 million Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 7.90 million 170,699 7.72 million Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 19.70 million 878,794 18.82 million Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 43.85 million 3.09 million 40.76 million Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 95.09 million 4.51 million 90.58 million Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 106.67 million 5.34 million 101.33 million Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 88.80 million 8.16 million 80.64 million Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Latin America & Caribbean or Malaysia?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 80.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
71.78 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.