What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Malaysia?

0.09 per 100 people, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Bahamas vs Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bahamas

23.2 per 100 people

in 2024

Malaysia

23.11 per 100 people

in 2024

Bahamas rank

52nd

Malaysia rank

53rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bahamas
Malaysia

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 23.2 per 100 people against 23.11 per 100 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.09 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.31 per 100 people	1.45 per 100 people	10.86 per 100 people	Bahamas
1980s	17.97 per 100 people	5.73 per 100 people	12.25 per 100 people	Bahamas
1990s	28.97 per 100 people	15.08 per 100 people	13.89 per 100 people	Bahamas
2000s	37.82 per 100 people	17.76 per 100 people	20.07 per 100 people	Bahamas
2010s	31.94 per 100 people	17.11 per 100 people	14.83 per 100 people	Bahamas
2020s	22.76 per 100 people	23.5 per 100 people	0.7486 per 100 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or Malaysia?: Bahamas, at 23.2 per 100 people against 23.11 per 100 people in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Malaysia?: 0.09 per 100 people, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 52nd 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

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.