Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or Nicaragua?

Malta, at 255,500 against 244,832 in Nicaragua as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Malta vs Nicaragua: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malta

255,500

in 2024

Nicaragua

244,832

in 2024

Malta rank

107th

Nicaragua rank

109th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Malta
Nicaragua

How they compare

Malta currently reports 255,500 against 244,832 in Nicaragua, a difference of 10,668.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,177	22,043	8,134	Malta
1980s	86,262	40,623	45,639	Malta
1990s	166,552	92,329	74,223	Malta
2000s	216,292	214,021	2,271	Malta
2010s	238,721	316,078	77,357	Nicaragua
2020s	258,123	225,317	32,806	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malta or Nicaragua?: Malta, at 255,500 against 244,832 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malta and Nicaragua?: 10,668, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malta and Nicaragua rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malta ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Nicaragua: Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid, drawing on World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 07 November 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions/malta/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions/malta/nicaragua/">Malta vs Nicaragua: Fixed telephone subscriptions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 29 October 2026

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.