Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cayman Islands or Malta?

Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 47.35 per 100 people in Malta as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Malta?

2.62 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malta?

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

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.

Cayman Islands vs Malta: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cayman Islands

49.97 per 100 people

in 2022

Malta

47.35 per 100 people

in 2024

Cayman Islands rank

7th

Malta rank

9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Cayman Islands
Malta

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 49.97 per 100 people against 47.35 per 100 people in Malta, a difference of 2.62 per 100 people.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th of 212 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.66 per 100 people	9.34 per 100 people	8.33 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
1980s	35.42 per 100 people	26.82 per 100 people	8.6 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
1990s	56.46 per 100 people	43.04 per 100 people	13.41 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2000s	80.95 per 100 people	52.55 per 100 people	28.4 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2010s	59.39 per 100 people	53.27 per 100 people	6.12 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2020s	51.24 per 100 people	49.34 per 100 people	1.9 per 100 people	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cayman Islands or Malta?: Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 47.35 per 100 people in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Malta?: 2.62 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malta?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Malta rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th 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.