What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and Small states?

33.85 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Malta vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malta

47.35 per 100 people

in 2024

Small states

13.5 per 100 people

in 2025

Malta rank

9th

Small states rank

11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Malta
Small states

How they compare

Malta currently reports 47.35 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states, a difference of 33.85 per 100 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.5 times Small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 9th and Small states ranks 11th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.69 per 100 people	6.05 per 100 people	5.64 per 100 people	Malta
1980s	24.66 per 100 people	8.94 per 100 people	15.73 per 100 people	Malta
1990s	43.4 per 100 people	15.97 per 100 people	27.43 per 100 people	Malta
2000s	52.55 per 100 people	20.21 per 100 people	32.34 per 100 people	Malta
2010s	53.21 per 100 people	17.29 per 100 people	35.92 per 100 people	Malta
2020s	48.84 per 100 people	14.68 per 100 people	34.16 per 100 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or Small states?: Malta, at 47.35 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and Small states?: 33.85 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malta and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malta ranks 9th and Small states ranks 11th 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: 17 September 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.