What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Palau?

33.1 per 100 people, with Palau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palau?

19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions

East Asia & Pacific

12 per 100 people

in 2025

Palau

45.1 per 100 people

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

11th

Palau rank

15th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

East Asia & Pacific
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 33.1 per 100 people.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Palau ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.2 per 100 people	38.19 per 100 people	15.99 per 100 people	Palau
2010s	19.19 per 100 people	40.61 per 100 people	21.42 per 100 people	Palau
2020s	13.5 per 100 people	42.43 per 100 people	28.93 per 100 people	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Palau?: Palau, at 45.1 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Palau?: 33.1 per 100 people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palau?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Palau ranks 15th of 45 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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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: 20 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.