Malta vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Malta
47.35 per 100 people
in 2024
North America
23 per 100 people
in 2025
Malta rank
9th
North America rank
7th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 47.35 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America, a difference of 24.35 per 100 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Malta ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 per 100 people | 28.03 per 100 people | 24.34 per 100 people | North America |
| 1970s | 9.34 per 100 people | 36.25 per 100 people | 26.91 per 100 people | North America |
| 1980s | 24.66 per 100 people | 48.67 per 100 people | 24.01 per 100 people | North America |
| 1990s | 43.4 per 100 people | 60.11 per 100 people | 16.71 per 100 people | North America |
| 2000s | 52.55 per 100 people | 59.58 per 100 people | 7.03 per 100 people | North America |
| 2010s | 53.21 per 100 people | 39.93 per 100 people | 13.28 per 100 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 48.84 per 100 people | 27.08 per 100 people | 21.76 per 100 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 47.35 per 100 people against 23 per 100 people in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and North America?
- 24.35 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Malta ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th 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
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.