Brunei vs Least developed countries: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Brunei
27.72 per 100 people
in 2024
Least developed countries
0.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Brunei rank
39th
Least developed countries rank
42nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Brunei
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 27.72 per 100 people against 0.5 per 100 people in Least developed countries, a difference of 27.22 per 100 people.
That makes Brunei's figure about 55.4 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 39th and Least developed countries ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 per 100 people | 0.1534 per 100 people | 4.55 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 1980s | 9.02 per 100 people | 0.2101 per 100 people | 8.81 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 21.26 per 100 people | 0.3332 per 100 people | 20.93 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2000s | 23.14 per 100 people | 0.7998 per 100 people | 22.34 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2010s | 18.69 per 100 people | 0.8859 per 100 people | 17.8 per 100 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 25.84 per 100 people | 0.62 per 100 people | 25.22 per 100 people | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brunei or Least developed countries?
- Brunei, at 27.72 per 100 people against 0.5 per 100 people in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brunei and Least developed countries?
- 27.22 per 100 people, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Least developed countries?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Least developed countries rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Brunei ranks 39th and Least developed countries ranks 42nd of 214 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.