What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between French Polynesia and Malaysia?

0.36 per 100 people, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Malaysia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

French Polynesia vs Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

French Polynesia

23.47 per 100 people

in 2023

Malaysia

23.11 per 100 people

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

51st

Malaysia rank

53rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

French Polynesia
Malaysia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 23.47 per 100 people against 23.11 per 100 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.36 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 212 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.53 per 100 people	0.7154 per 100 people	0.8117 per 100 people	French Polynesia
1970s	4.78 per 100 people	1.45 per 100 people	3.33 per 100 people	French Polynesia
1980s	11.94 per 100 people	5.73 per 100 people	6.21 per 100 people	French Polynesia
1990s	21.38 per 100 people	15.08 per 100 people	6.3 per 100 people	French Polynesia
2000s	20.95 per 100 people	17.76 per 100 people	3.19 per 100 people	French Polynesia
2010s	24.84 per 100 people	17.11 per 100 people	7.73 per 100 people	French Polynesia
2020s	38.63 per 100 people	23.6 per 100 people	15.03 per 100 people	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, French Polynesia or Malaysia?: French Polynesia, at 23.47 per 100 people against 23.11 per 100 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between French Polynesia and Malaysia?: 0.36 per 100 people, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Malaysia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Malaysia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: French Polynesia ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 53rd 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.