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

0.0424 per 100 people, with Rwanda ahead.

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

65 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 Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Malawi

0.0225 per 100 people

in 2024

Rwanda

0.0649 per 100 people

in 2024

Malawi rank

202nd

Rwanda rank

199th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Malawi
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0649 per 100 people against 0.0225 per 100 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.0424 per 100 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.9 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 202nd and Rwanda ranks 199th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0952 per 100 people	0.0324 per 100 people	0.0628 per 100 people	Malawi
1970s	0.1593 per 100 people	0.0421 per 100 people	0.1171 per 100 people	Malawi
1980s	0.2554 per 100 people	0.0866 per 100 people	0.1688 per 100 people	Malawi
1990s	0.3268 per 100 people	0.1443 per 100 people	0.1825 per 100 people	Malawi
2000s	0.7584 per 100 people	0.2588 per 100 people	0.4996 per 100 people	Malawi
2010s	0.4326 per 100 people	0.256 per 100 people	0.1766 per 100 people	Malawi
2020s	0.0434 per 100 people	0.0758 per 100 people	0.0324 per 100 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malawi or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.0649 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 Rwanda?: 0.0424 per 100 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malawi ranks 202nd and Rwanda ranks 199th 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.