Europe & Central Asia vs Malta: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Europe & Central Asia
23.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Malta
47.35 per 100 people
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
Malta rank
9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 47.35 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 24.05 per 100 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Malta ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 6.26 per 100 people 3.69 per 100 people 2.57 per 100 people Europe & Central Asia
1970s 11.62 per 100 people 9.34 per 100 people 2.29 per 100 people Europe & Central Asia
1980s 20.47 per 100 people 24.66 per 100 people 4.2 per 100 people Malta
1990s 31.18 per 100 people 43.4 per 100 people 12.22 per 100 people Malta
2000s 38.14 per 100 people 52.55 per 100 people 14.41 per 100 people Malta
2010s 33.38 per 100 people 53.21 per 100 people 19.83 per 100 people Malta
2020s 26.34 per 100 people 48.84 per 100 people 22.5 per 100 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Malta?
Malta, at 47.35 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Malta?
24.05 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Malta?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Malta rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Malta ranks 9th 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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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.