What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1997.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 per 100 people in 1982.

How does Solomon Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

0.8934 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

171st

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.89 per 100 people

in 1997

All-time low

0.5994 per 100 people

in 1982

Years of data

1982–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands, 1982–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands is 0.8934 per 100 people, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.89 per 100 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5994 per 100 people, in 1982.

That places Solomon Islands 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.857 per 100 people	0.5994 per 100 people	1.19 per 100 people	8
1990s	1.66 per 100 people	1.41 per 100 people	1.89 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.54 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	1.75 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.24 per 100 people	0.9756 per 100 people	1.58 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.9172 per 100 people	0.8934 per 100 people	0.9402 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

168 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare
169 Pakistan 1.01 per 100 people compare
170 Vanuatu 0.9262 per 100 people compare
172 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare
173 Ghana 0.7824 per 100 people compare
174 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7663 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 157,418 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,974 (2023)
Air transport, freight 9.14 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 44.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57,230 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 29.0% (2024)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.107 per 100 people (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Solomon Islands was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1997.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 per 100 people in 1982.
How does Solomon Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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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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.