Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0499 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 units per person | +43.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 units per person | +58.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per person | +34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 units per person | +59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0237 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0287 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0371 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 units per person | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.047 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.044 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.04 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.038 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0375 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0388 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0365 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0294 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.029 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0299 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0254 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0251 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0182 units per person. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0234 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1998 | +59.3% | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0183 units per person |
| 1979 | +58.7% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
| 1970 | +48.9% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
| 1975 | +43.1% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 0.0499 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0207 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 204 Kiribati 0.0001 units per person compare
- 205 Benin 0.0001 units per person compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 207 Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 207 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
- 207 Chad 0 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 789,606 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0499 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.