Small states vs Vietnam: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Small states
3.00 million
in 2025
Vietnam
2.64 million
in 2024
Small states rank
42nd
Vietnam rank
39th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Small states
- Vietnam
How they compare
Small states currently reports 3.00 million against 2.64 million in Vietnam, a difference of 355,980.
That makes Small states's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 million | 73,250 | 959,899 | Small states |
| 1990s | 2.04 million | 823,414 | 1.21 million | Small states |
| 2000s | 3.09 million | 8.44 million | 5.35 million | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 3.11 million | 7.28 million | 4.17 million | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 3.00 million | 2.74 million | 264,152 | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Small states or Vietnam?
- Small states, at 3.00 million against 2.64 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Small states and Vietnam?
- 355,980, with Small states ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Vietnam?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Vietnam rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Small states ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.