Maldives vs Vietnam: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Maldives
2.27 per 100 people
in 2024
Vietnam
2.62 per 100 people
in 2024
Maldives rank
151st
Vietnam rank
148th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Maldives
  • Vietnam
05101520196019922024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.62 per 100 people against 2.27 per 100 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.35 per 100 people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 151st and Vietnam ranks 148th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2247 per 100 people 0.0221 per 100 people 0.2026 per 100 people Maldives
1980s 1.47 per 100 people 0.1209 per 100 people 1.35 per 100 people Maldives
1990s 5.17 per 100 people 1.12 per 100 people 4.05 per 100 people Maldives
2000s 10.19 per 100 people 10.18 per 100 people 0.0145 per 100 people Maldives
2010s 5.31 per 100 people 8.01 per 100 people 2.7 per 100 people Vietnam
2020s 2.57 per 100 people 2.75 per 100 people 0.1753 per 100 people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Maldives or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.62 per 100 people against 2.27 per 100 people in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Maldives and Vietnam?
0.35 per 100 people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vietnam?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Vietnam rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Maldives ranks 151st and Vietnam ranks 148th of 212 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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About this data

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.