What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kiribati and Malawi?

0.0121 per 100 people, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malawi?

44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

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.

Kiribati vs Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Kiribati

0.0104 per 100 people

in 2024

Malawi

0.0225 per 100 people

in 2024

Kiribati rank

205th

Malawi rank

202nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Kiribati
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0225 per 100 people against 0.0104 per 100 people in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0121 per 100 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 205th and Malawi ranks 202nd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8114 per 100 people	0.2183 per 100 people	0.593 per 100 people	Kiribati
1980s	1.1 per 100 people	0.2606 per 100 people	0.8431 per 100 people	Kiribati
1990s	2.45 per 100 people	0.3268 per 100 people	2.12 per 100 people	Kiribati
2000s	4.56 per 100 people	0.7584 per 100 people	3.8 per 100 people	Kiribati
2010s	3.21 per 100 people	0.4326 per 100 people	2.78 per 100 people	Kiribati
2020s	0.0099 per 100 people	0.0434 per 100 people	0.0335 per 100 people	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kiribati or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0225 per 100 people against 0.0104 per 100 people in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kiribati and Malawi?: 0.0121 per 100 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malawi?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Malawi rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Kiribati ranks 205th and Malawi ranks 202nd of 214 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.