Tonga vs Tuvalu: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Tonga
3,280
in 2022
Tuvalu
2,113
in 2022
Tonga rank
197th
Tuvalu rank
199th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019912022

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 3,280 against 2,113 in Tuvalu, a difference of 1,167.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.6 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 199th of 214 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 3,097 120 2,977 Tonga
1990s 6,662 375.5 6,286 Tonga
2000s 16,646 851 15,795 Tonga
2010s 19,950 1,672 18,278 Tonga
2020s 7,035 2,038 4,997 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Tonga or Tuvalu?
Tonga, at 3,280 against 2,113 in Tuvalu as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Tonga and Tuvalu?
1,167, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Tonga ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 199th 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.