Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0059 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0059 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.3% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.3201 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0812 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1004 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2232 units per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2302 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2835 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2443 units per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2506 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2553 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2555 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2554 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1187 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -91.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0059 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1354 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0059 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1851 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -91.3% | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +57.3% | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | 0.1588 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -53.7% | 0.2554 units per square kilometre | 0.1182 units per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +40.5% | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | 0.2232 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | 0.2555 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 201 Kiribati 0.021 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Benin 0.0127 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Greenland 0.0122 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Guinea 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Nauru 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Chad 0 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0059 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3201 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.