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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.8934 per 100 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
170th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.89 per 100 people
in 1997
All-time low
0.5994 per 100 people
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Solomon Islands, 1982–2022

0.511.521982200220221982: 0.599 per 100 people1983: 0.657 per 100 people1984: 0.747 per 100 people1985: 0.806 per 100 people1986: 0.866 per 100 people1987: 0.94 per 100 people1988: 1 per 100 people1989: 1.2 per 100 people1990: 1.4 per 100 people1991: 1.4 per 100 people1992: 1.5 per 100 people1993: 1.5 per 100 people1994: 1.6 per 100 people1995: 1.7 per 100 people1996: 1.8 per 100 people1997: 1.9 per 100 people1998: 1.9 per 100 people1999: 1.9 per 100 people2000: 1.7 per 100 people2001: 1.6 per 100 people2002: 1.4 per 100 people2003: 1.3 per 100 people2004: 1.5 per 100 people2005: 1.5 per 100 people2006: 1.5 per 100 people2007: 1.6 per 100 people2008: 1.6 per 100 people2009: 1.6 per 100 people2010: 1.6 per 100 people2011: 1.5 per 100 people2012: 1.4 per 100 people2013: 1.3 per 100 people2014: 1.2 per 100 people2015: 1.2 per 100 people2016: 1.1 per 100 people2017: 1.1 per 100 people2018: 1 per 100 people2019: 0.976 per 100 people2020: 0.94 per 100 people2021: 0.918 per 100 people2022: 0.893 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.8934 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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 170th out of 212 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.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1982 0.5994 per 100 people —
1983 0.6565 per 100 people +9.5%
1984 0.7465 per 100 people +13.7%
1985 0.806 per 100 people +8.0%
1986 0.8662 per 100 people +7.5%
1987 0.9404 per 100 people +8.6%
1988 1.05 per 100 people +11.5%
1989 1.19 per 100 people +13.7%
1990 1.41 per 100 people +18.3%
1991 1.42 per 100 people +0.7%
1992 1.46 per 100 people +2.8%
1993 1.5 per 100 people +2.7%
1994 1.61 per 100 people +7.3%
1995 1.69 per 100 people +5.0%
1996 1.82 per 100 people +7.7%
1997 1.89 per 100 people +3.8%
1998 1.89 per 100 people +0.0%
1999 1.89 per 100 people +0.0%
2000 1.75 per 100 people -7.6%
2001 1.65 per 100 people -5.8%
2002 1.44 per 100 people -12.3%
2003 1.34 per 100 people -7.2%
2004 1.47 per 100 people +9.6%
2005 1.53 per 100 people +4.5%
2006 1.55 per 100 people +0.8%
2007 1.56 per 100 people +0.9%
2008 1.57 per 100 people +0.8%
2009 1.58 per 100 people +0.6%
2010 1.58 per 100 people -0.4%
2011 1.52 per 100 people -3.7%
2012 1.41 per 100 people -7.4%
2013 1.28 per 100 people -8.9%
2014 1.22 per 100 people -4.7%
2015 1.16 per 100 people -4.6%
2016 1.12 per 100 people -3.9%
2017 1.08 per 100 people -3.4%
2018 1.05 per 100 people -3.0%
2019 0.9756 per 100 people -6.9%
2020 0.9402 per 100 people -3.6%
2021 0.9179 per 100 people -2.4%
2022 0.8934 per 100 people -2.7%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 0.8934 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 0.8934 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 167 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare
  2. 168 Pakistan 1.01 per 100 people compare
  3. 169 Vanuatu 0.9262 per 100 people compare
  4. 171 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare
  5. 172 Ghana 0.7824 per 100 people compare
  6. 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7663 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Solomon Islands?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Solomon Islands was 0.8934 per 100 people in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1997.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 per 100 people in 1982.
How does Solomon Islands rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Solomon Islands ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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 International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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