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

0.0216 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

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

Malawi

0.0225 per 100 people

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0441 per 100 people

in 2024

Malawi rank

202nd

Nigeria rank

200th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Malawi
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0441 per 100 people against 0.0225 per 100 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.0216 per 100 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 202nd and Nigeria ranks 200th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0952 per 100 people	0.0455 per 100 people	0.0496 per 100 people	Malawi
1970s	0.1276 per 100 people	0.0455 per 100 people	0.082 per 100 people	Malawi
1980s	0.258 per 100 people	0.2404 per 100 people	0.0176 per 100 people	Malawi
1990s	0.3268 per 100 people	0.34 per 100 people	0.0132 per 100 people	Nigeria
2000s	0.7584 per 100 people	0.7553 per 100 people	0.0031 per 100 people	Malawi
2010s	0.4326 per 100 people	0.1952 per 100 people	0.2374 per 100 people	Malawi
2020s	0.0434 per 100 people	0.0471 per 100 people	0.0037 per 100 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malawi or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0441 per 100 people against 0.0225 per 100 people in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malawi and Nigeria?: 0.0216 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malawi ranks 202nd and Nigeria ranks 200th 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.