Djibouti vs Maldives: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Djibouti
2.49 per 100 people
in 2023
Maldives
2.27 per 100 people
in 2024
Djibouti rank
151st
Maldives rank
152nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Djibouti
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 2.49 per 100 people against 2.27 per 100 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.22 per 100 people.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 152nd of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7267 per 100 people 0.3142 per 100 people 0.4124 per 100 people Djibouti
1980s 0.9678 per 100 people 1.41 per 100 people 0.4418 per 100 people Maldives
1990s 1.15 per 100 people 5.17 per 100 people 4.02 per 100 people Maldives
2000s 1.42 per 100 people 10.23 per 100 people 8.81 per 100 people Maldives
2010s 2.52 per 100 people 5.31 per 100 people 2.79 per 100 people Maldives
2020s 2.72 per 100 people 2.65 per 100 people 0.0743 per 100 people Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Djibouti or Maldives?
Djibouti, at 2.49 per 100 people against 2.27 per 100 people in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Djibouti and Maldives?
0.22 per 100 people, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Maldives?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Maldives rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Djibouti ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 152nd of 213 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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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

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.