Malawi vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Malawi
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
201st
Nigeria rank
199th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 199th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0005 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.0012 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0009 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.0026 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0002 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0076 units per person 0.0076 units per person 0 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.0043 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0024 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0002 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Malawi ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 199th 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.