Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0093 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0093 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0458 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1974.
That places Vanuatu 171st 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0058 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 units per person | +95.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0103 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0131 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 0.014 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.012 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0153 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 0.016 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0201 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0229 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.027 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0252 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.029 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0356 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0354 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0338 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.033 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0347 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0458 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.031 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.018 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.013 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.011 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 units per person | -6.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +95.9% | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0101 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0251 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0355 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0093 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0458 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1974.
- How does Vanuatu rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.