Malawi vs Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malawi
4,869
in 2024
Palau
6,154
in 2022
Malawi rank
193rd
Palau rank
191st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Malawi
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 6,154 against 4,869 in Malawi, a difference of 1,285.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 193rd and Palau ranks 191st of 214 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 110,212 7,419 102,794 Malawi
2010s 90,426 7,258 83,167 Malawi
2020s 11,444 7,385 4,059 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malawi or Palau?
Palau, at 6,154 against 4,869 in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malawi and Palau?
1,285, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Malawi ranks 193rd and Palau ranks 191st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.