What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives was 2.27 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 13.96 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.211 per 100 people in 1970.

How does Maldives rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Maldives ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Maldives: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.27 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.27 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

152nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

13.96 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.211 per 100 people

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives, 1970–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives stood at 2.27 per 100 people.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives peaked at 13.96 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.211 per 100 people, in 1970.

That places Maldives 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3142 per 100 people	0.211 per 100 people	0.5448 per 100 people	9
1980s	1.41 per 100 people	0.9077 per 100 people	2.34 per 100 people	9
1990s	5.17 per 100 people	2.78 per 100 people	7.99 per 100 people	10
2000s	10.23 per 100 people	8.66 per 100 people	13.96 per 100 people	10
2010s	5.31 per 100 people	3.42 per 100 people	7.86 per 100 people	10
2020s	2.57 per 100 people	2.27 per 100 people	2.89 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Maldives

149 Vietnam 2.62 per 100 people compare
150 Namibia 2.55 per 100 people compare
151 Djibouti 2.49 per 100 people compare
153 Tajikistan 2.21 per 100 people compare
154 Kyrgyzstan 2.18 per 100 people compare
155 Samoa 2.12 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Maldives

Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.41 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 33,484 (2023)
Air transport, freight 29.46 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.03 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57.24 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 85.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 94.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Maldives was 2.27 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 13.96 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.211 per 100 people in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Maldives ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.