Brunei vs Malaysia: Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Brunei
23.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
25.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
62nd
Malaysia rank
60th

Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25.57 units per square kilometre against 23.12 units per square kilometre in Brunei, a difference of 2.45 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 units per square kilometre 0.8357 units per square kilometre 0.7392 units per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 3.83 units per square kilometre 2.67 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 11.76 units per square kilometre 9.41 units per square kilometre 2.35 units per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 15.56 units per square kilometre 13.73 units per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 14.87 units per square kilometre 16.53 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 21.83 units per square kilometre 24.79 units per square kilometre 2.96 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Brunei or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 25.57 units per square kilometre against 23.12 units per square kilometre in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Brunei and Malaysia?
2.45 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 10,974 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.