Australia vs Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Australia
0.2189 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.2311 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Malaysia rank
52nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.2311 units per person against 0.2189 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0122 units per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 213 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.158 units per person 0.007 units per person 0.1509 units per person Australia
1970s 0.242 units per person 0.0147 units per person 0.2273 units per person Australia
1980s 0.3841 units per person 0.0569 units per person 0.3272 units per person Australia
1990s 0.4912 units per person 0.1508 units per person 0.3404 units per person Australia
2000s 0.5025 units per person 0.1776 units per person 0.3249 units per person Australia
2010s 0.388 units per person 0.1711 units per person 0.2169 units per person Australia
2020s 0.2365 units per person 0.235 units per person 0.0014 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.2311 units per person against 0.2189 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Australia and Malaysia?
0.0122 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Australia ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.