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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.8934 per 100 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
172nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.89 per 100 people
in 1997
All-time low
0.5994 per 100 people
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands, 1982–2022

0.511.521982200220221982: 0.599 per 100 people1983: 0.657 per 100 people1984: 0.747 per 100 people1985: 0.806 per 100 people1986: 0.866 per 100 people1987: 0.94 per 100 people1988: 1 per 100 people1989: 1.2 per 100 people1990: 1.4 per 100 people1991: 1.4 per 100 people1992: 1.5 per 100 people1993: 1.5 per 100 people1994: 1.6 per 100 people1995: 1.7 per 100 people1996: 1.8 per 100 people1997: 1.9 per 100 people1998: 1.9 per 100 people1999: 1.9 per 100 people2000: 1.7 per 100 people2001: 1.6 per 100 people2002: 1.4 per 100 people2003: 1.3 per 100 people2004: 1.5 per 100 people2005: 1.5 per 100 people2006: 1.5 per 100 people2007: 1.6 per 100 people2008: 1.6 per 100 people2009: 1.6 per 100 people2010: 1.6 per 100 people2011: 1.5 per 100 people2012: 1.4 per 100 people2013: 1.3 per 100 people2014: 1.2 per 100 people2015: 1.2 per 100 people2016: 1.1 per 100 people2017: 1.1 per 100 people2018: 1 per 100 people2019: 0.976 per 100 people2020: 0.94 per 100 people2021: 0.918 per 100 people2022: 0.893 per 100 people

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands is 0.8934 per 100 people, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.89 per 100 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5994 per 100 people, in 1982.

That places Solomon Islands 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1982 0.5994 per 100 people —
1983 0.6565 per 100 people +9.5%
1984 0.7465 per 100 people +13.7%
1985 0.806 per 100 people +8.0%
1986 0.8662 per 100 people +7.5%
1987 0.9404 per 100 people +8.6%
1988 1.05 per 100 people +11.5%
1989 1.19 per 100 people +13.7%
1990 1.41 per 100 people +18.3%
1991 1.42 per 100 people +0.7%
1992 1.46 per 100 people +2.8%
1993 1.5 per 100 people +2.7%
1994 1.61 per 100 people +7.3%
1995 1.69 per 100 people +5.0%
1996 1.82 per 100 people +7.7%
1997 1.89 per 100 people +3.8%
1998 1.89 per 100 people +0.0%
1999 1.89 per 100 people +0.0%
2000 1.75 per 100 people -7.6%
2001 1.65 per 100 people -5.8%
2002 1.44 per 100 people -12.3%
2003 1.34 per 100 people -7.2%
2004 1.47 per 100 people +9.6%
2005 1.53 per 100 people +4.5%
2006 1.55 per 100 people +0.8%
2007 1.56 per 100 people +0.9%
2008 1.57 per 100 people +0.8%
2009 1.58 per 100 people +0.6%
2010 1.58 per 100 people -0.4%
2011 1.52 per 100 people -3.7%
2012 1.41 per 100 people -7.4%
2013 1.28 per 100 people -8.9%
2014 1.22 per 100 people -4.7%
2015 1.16 per 100 people -4.6%
2016 1.12 per 100 people -3.9%
2017 1.08 per 100 people -3.4%
2018 1.05 per 100 people -3.0%
2019 0.9756 per 100 people -6.9%
2020 0.9402 per 100 people -3.6%
2021 0.9179 per 100 people -2.4%
2022 0.8934 per 100 people -2.7%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 0.8934 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 0.8934 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.857 per 100 people 0.5994 per 100 people 1.19 per 100 people 8
1990s 1.66 per 100 people 1.41 per 100 people 1.89 per 100 people 10
2000s 1.54 per 100 people 1.34 per 100 people 1.75 per 100 people 10
2010s 1.24 per 100 people 0.9756 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.9172 per 100 people 0.8934 per 100 people 0.9402 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 169 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare
  2. 170 Pakistan 1.01 per 100 people compare
  3. 171 Vanuatu 0.9262 per 100 people compare
  4. 173 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare
  5. 174 Ghana 0.7824 per 100 people compare
  6. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7663 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1997.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 per 100 people in 1982.
How does Solomon Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Solomon Islands ranks 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,535 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.