East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Northern Mariana Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.7 per 100 people
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
42.26 per 100 people
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 42.26 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 33.56 per 100 people.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 4.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 3.81 per 100 people 32.31 per 100 people 28.5 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 17.35 per 100 people 37.11 per 100 people 19.76 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 15.04 per 100 people 43.52 per 100 people 28.49 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 10.07 per 100 people 42.31 per 100 people 32.24 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 42.26 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Northern Mariana Islands?
33.56 per 100 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Northern Mariana Islands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 20th of 47 groups.
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
261 places, 14,535 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.