Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau
Palau: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3465 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau, 2002–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.3465 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.4499 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3465 units per person, in 2022.
Palau ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3552 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.3749 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3911 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4025 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3739 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3872 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3815 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3792 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3826 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4123 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4115 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4054 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4495 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4499 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3465 units per person | -23.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.3465 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.3465 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3819 units per person | 0.3552 units per person | 0.4025 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4061 units per person | 0.3792 units per person | 0.4495 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4153 units per person | 0.3465 units per person | 0.4499 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More infrastructure data for Palau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24,000 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.39 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,154 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,154 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 24,000 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palau was 0.3465 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4499 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3465 units per person in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Palau ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.