Malawi vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Malawi
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0006 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
201st
Rwanda rank
198th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0006 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.9 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 201st and Rwanda ranks 198th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0006 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.0016 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0012 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.0026 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0017 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0018 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.0076 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.005 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.0043 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0018 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0003 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Malawi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0006 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 Rwanda?
0.0004 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Malawi ranks 201st and Rwanda ranks 198th 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.