What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and United States?

0.0087 units per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Malaysia vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Malaysia

0.2311 units per person

in 2024

United States

0.2398 units per person

in 2024

Malaysia rank

52nd

United States rank

49th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Malaysia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2398 units per person against 0.2311 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0087 units per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 52nd and United States ranks 49th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.007 units per person	0.279 units per person	0.272 units per person	United States
1970s	0.0147 units per person	0.359 units per person	0.3443 units per person	United States
1980s	0.0569 units per person	0.4829 units per person	0.426 units per person	United States
1990s	0.1508 units per person	0.5994 units per person	0.4486 units per person	United States
2000s	0.1776 units per person	0.5963 units per person	0.4188 units per person	United States
2010s	0.1711 units per person	0.3984 units per person	0.2273 units per person	United States
2020s	0.235 units per person	0.2728 units per person	0.0377 units per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Malaysia or United States?: United States, at 0.2398 units per person against 0.2311 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and United States?: 0.0087 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 52nd and United States ranks 49th 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: 18 August 2026

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.