Malaysia vs United States: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita

Malaysia
0.2311 units per person
in 2024
United States
0.2398 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
52nd
United States rank
49th

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2398 units per person against 0.2311 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0087 units per person.

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

Malaysia ranks 52nd and United States ranks 49th of 212 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.007 units per person 0.279 units per person 0.272 units per person United States
1970s 0.0147 units per person 0.359 units per person 0.3443 units per person United States
1980s 0.0569 units per person 0.4829 units per person 0.426 units per person United States
1990s 0.1508 units per person 0.5994 units per person 0.4486 units per person United States
2000s 0.1776 units per person 0.5963 units per person 0.4188 units per person United States
2010s 0.1711 units per person 0.3984 units per person 0.2273 units per person United States
2020s 0.235 units per person 0.2728 units per person 0.0377 units per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per capita, Malaysia or United States?
United States, at 0.2398 units per person against 0.2311 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and United States?
0.0087 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 52nd and United States ranks 49th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.