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

0.0116 per 100 people, with Malawi ahead.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Madagascar vs Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Madagascar

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Malawi

0.0225 per 100 people

in 2024

Madagascar rank

204th

Malawi rank

202nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0225 per 100 people against 0.0109 per 100 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0116 per 100 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 202nd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1646 per 100 people	0.0945 per 100 people	0.0701 per 100 people	Madagascar
1970s	0.1919 per 100 people	0.1531 per 100 people	0.0388 per 100 people	Madagascar
1980s	0.2176 per 100 people	0.2554 per 100 people	0.0378 per 100 people	Malawi
1990s	0.2794 per 100 people	0.3268 per 100 people	0.0474 per 100 people	Malawi
2000s	0.5111 per 100 people	0.7584 per 100 people	0.2473 per 100 people	Malawi
2010s	0.4984 per 100 people	0.4326 per 100 people	0.0659 per 100 people	Madagascar
2020s	0.1082 per 100 people	0.0486 per 100 people	0.0596 per 100 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Madagascar or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0225 per 100 people against 0.0109 per 100 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Madagascar and Malawi?: 0.0116 per 100 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Madagascar ranks 204th 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: 17 September 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.