Malta vs Other small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malta
47.35 per 100 people
in 2024
Other small states
14.39 per 100 people
in 2022
Malta rank
9th
Other small states rank
10th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Malta
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 47.35 per 100 people against 14.39 per 100 people in Other small states, a difference of 32.96 per 100 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.3 times Other small states's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 9th and Other small states ranks 10th of 212 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 11.69 per 100 people 6.6 per 100 people 5.08 per 100 people Malta
1980s 24.66 per 100 people 10.58 per 100 people 14.08 per 100 people Malta
1990s 43.4 per 100 people 18.07 per 100 people 25.33 per 100 people Malta
2000s 52.55 per 100 people 21.55 per 100 people 31 per 100 people Malta
2010s 53.21 per 100 people 18.21 per 100 people 35 per 100 people Malta
2020s 49.34 per 100 people 15.72 per 100 people 33.63 per 100 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or Other small states?
Malta, at 47.35 per 100 people against 14.39 per 100 people in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and Other small states?
32.96 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Other small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Malta and Other small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Malta ranks 9th and Other small states ranks 10th 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.