Northern Mariana Islands vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Northern Mariana Islands
42.26 per 100 people
in 2022
World
9.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands rank
20th
World rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • World
1020304050196619952025

How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 42.26 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World, a difference of 32.36 per 100 people.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 4.3 times World's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 213 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands World Difference Ahead
1990s 32.31 per 100 people 12.48 per 100 people 19.83 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 37.11 per 100 people 18.03 per 100 people 19.08 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 43.52 per 100 people 15.27 per 100 people 28.26 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 42.31 per 100 people 11.2 per 100 people 31.11 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Northern Mariana Islands or World?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 42.26 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Northern Mariana Islands and World?
32.36 per 100 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 213 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.