Australia vs Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Australia
22.28 per 100 people
in 2024
Malaysia
23.11 per 100 people
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Malaysia rank
53rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 23.11 per 100 people against 22.28 per 100 people in Australia, a difference of 0.83 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 212 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.49 per 100 people | 0.7154 per 100 people | 15.78 per 100 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 24.5 per 100 people | 1.45 per 100 people | 23.06 per 100 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 38.42 per 100 people | 5.73 per 100 people | 32.69 per 100 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 48.9 per 100 people | 15.08 per 100 people | 33.82 per 100 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 49.98 per 100 people | 17.76 per 100 people | 32.22 per 100 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.59 per 100 people | 17.11 per 100 people | 21.47 per 100 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.66 per 100 people | 23.5 per 100 people | 0.1537 per 100 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 23.11 per 100 people against 22.28 per 100 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.83 per 100 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Australia ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.