What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bhutan and Kiribati?

0.0104 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kiribati?

44 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

Bhutan vs Kiribati: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bhutan

0 per 100 people

in 2024

Kiribati

0.0104 per 100 people

in 2024

Bhutan rank

206th

Kiribati rank

203rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bhutan
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0104 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0104 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Bhutan ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 203rd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2736 per 100 people	0.8114 per 100 people	0.5378 per 100 people	Kiribati
1980s	0.3149 per 100 people	1.1 per 100 people	0.7888 per 100 people	Kiribati
1990s	0.9866 per 100 people	2.45 per 100 people	1.46 per 100 people	Kiribati
2000s	3.86 per 100 people	4.56 per 100 people	0.6995 per 100 people	Kiribati
2010s	3.26 per 100 people	3.21 per 100 people	0.0467 per 100 people	Bhutan
2020s	2.07 per 100 people	0.0099 per 100 people	2.06 per 100 people	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bhutan or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 0.0104 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bhutan and Kiribati?: 0.0104 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kiribati?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Kiribati rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bhutan ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 203rd 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.