Malaysia vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malaysia
23.11 per 100 people
in 2024
United States
23.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Malaysia rank
53rd
United States rank
50th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 23.61 per 100 people against 23.11 per 100 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4936 per 100 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone 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
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.