Brunei vs IDA only: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Brunei
27.72 per 100 people
in 2024
IDA only
0.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Brunei rank
39th
IDA only rank
40th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Brunei
- IDA only
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 27.72 per 100 people against 0.9 per 100 people in IDA only, a difference of 26.82 per 100 people.
That makes Brunei's figure about 30.8 times IDA only's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 40th of 212 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 per 100 people | 0.2736 per 100 people | 4.43 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 1980s | 9.02 per 100 people | 0.3951 per 100 people | 8.62 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 21.26 per 100 people | 0.643 per 100 people | 20.62 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2000s | 23.14 per 100 people | 1.52 per 100 people | 21.62 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2010s | 18.69 per 100 people | 1.64 per 100 people | 17.05 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 25.84 per 100 people | 1.08 per 100 people | 24.76 per 100 people | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brunei or IDA only?
- Brunei, at 27.72 per 100 people against 0.9 per 100 people in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brunei and IDA only?
- 26.82 per 100 people, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and IDA only?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and IDA only rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Brunei ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 40th 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.