Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Micronesia (country) or Palau?

Micronesia (country), at 6,476 against 6,154 in Palau as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Micronesia (country) and Palau?

322, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Palau?

18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Micronesia (country)

6,476

in 2022

Palau

6,154

in 2022

Micronesia (country) rank

189th

Palau rank

191st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Micronesia (country)
Palau

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 6,476 against 6,154 in Palau, a difference of 322.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 189th and Palau ranks 191st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10,089	7,419	2,670	Micronesia (country)
2010s	8,019	7,258	760.57	Micronesia (country)
2020s	6,825	7,385	559.33	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Micronesia (country) or Palau?: Micronesia (country), at 6,476 against 6,154 in Palau as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Micronesia (country) and Palau?: 322, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Palau?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Micronesia (country) and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Micronesia (country) ranks 189th 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: 17 September 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.