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

0.0104 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.

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 Nauru: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Kiribati

0.0104 per 100 people

in 2024

Nauru

0 per 100 people

in 2022

Kiribati rank

205th

Nauru rank

208th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Kiribati
Nauru

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0104 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Nauru, a difference of 0.0104 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nauru ahead.

Kiribati ranks 205th and Nauru ranks 208th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8114 per 100 people	21.09 per 100 people	20.28 per 100 people	Nauru
1980s	1.1 per 100 people	14.24 per 100 people	13.14 per 100 people	Nauru
1990s	2.45 per 100 people	14.64 per 100 people	12.19 per 100 people	Nauru
2000s	4.56 per 100 people	18.04 per 100 people	13.47 per 100 people	Nauru
2010s	5.9 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	5.9 per 100 people	Kiribati
2020s	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kiribati or Nauru?: Kiribati, at 0.0104 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Nauru as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kiribati and Nauru?: 0.0104 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Kiribati ranks 205th and Nauru ranks 208th 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.