Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.65 per 100 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states, 1982–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2021, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states stood at 3.65 per 100 people.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states peaked at 10.35 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.57 per 100 people, in 1983.
Pacific island small states ranks 33rd of 48 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.91 per 100 people | 2.57 per 100 people | 3.42 per 100 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.25 per 100 people | 3.61 per 100 people | 6.64 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.52 per 100 people | 6.87 per 100 people | 10.35 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 per 100 people | 3.7 per 100 people | 9.59 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 per 100 people | 3.54 per 100 people | 3.65 per 100 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 30 Italy 34.21 per 100 people compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare
- 32 Aruba 32.05 per 100 people compare
- 33 Iran 30.83 per 100 people compare
- 34 Switzerland 30.59 per 100 people compare
- 35 Montenegro 30.1 per 100 people compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 29.43 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.18 per 100 people (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.84 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 199.2 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 52,033 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 41,109 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 29.8% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 11.3% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 42,473 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states was 3.65 per 100 people in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 per 100 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 per 100 people in 1983.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Pacific island small states ranks 33rd out of 48 groups with data for 2021.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.