Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malta: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12 per 100 people
in 2025
Malta
47.35 per 100 people
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
11th
Malta rank
9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 47.35 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 35.35 per 100 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 1.51 per 100 people 3.69 per 100 people 2.18 per 100 people Malta
1970s 2.52 per 100 people 9.34 per 100 people 6.82 per 100 people Malta
1980s 4.68 per 100 people 24.66 per 100 people 19.98 per 100 people Malta
1990s 8.52 per 100 people 43.4 per 100 people 34.88 per 100 people Malta
2000s 16.91 per 100 people 52.55 per 100 people 35.65 per 100 people Malta
2010s 16.74 per 100 people 53.21 per 100 people 36.47 per 100 people Malta
2020s 13.52 per 100 people 48.84 per 100 people 35.32 per 100 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malta?
Malta, at 47.35 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
35.35 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th 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

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.