Afghanistan vs Malawi: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Afghanistan

0.0801 per 100 people

in 2023

Malawi

0.0864 per 100 people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

196th

Malawi rank

195th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

Afghanistan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0864 per 100 people against 0.0801 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0063 per 100 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 196th and Malawi ranks 195th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed broadband 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: 253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.