Malawi vs Rwanda: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Malawi

4.13 million

in 2011

Rwanda

4.49 million

in 2011

Malawi rank

29th

Rwanda rank

28th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Rwanda currently reports 4.49 million against 4.13 million in Malawi, a difference of 360,050.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 53 countries.

Indicator: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.