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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.9262 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.9262 per 100 people
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
169th
of 212 countries
All-time high
4.58 per 100 people
in 2008
All-time low
0.5746 per 100 people
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu is 0.9262 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu peaked at 4.58 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5746 per 100 people, in 1970.

Vanuatu ranks 169th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1970 0.5746 per 100 people —
1971 0.5856 per 100 people +1.9%
1972 0.5856 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.5856 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.5856 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.9901 per 100 people +69.1%
1976 1.02 per 100 people +2.6%
1977 1.01 per 100 people -0.4%
1978 1.1 per 100 people +8.4%
1982 1.28 per 100 people +17.2%
1983 1.37 per 100 people +6.4%
1984 1.38 per 100 people +0.6%
1985 1.18 per 100 people -14.4%
1986 1.5 per 100 people +27.4%
1987 1.57 per 100 people +4.8%
1988 1.6 per 100 people +1.9%
1989 1.63 per 100 people +1.8%
1990 1.76 per 100 people +7.9%
1991 2.01 per 100 people +14.2%
1992 2.29 per 100 people +13.9%
1993 2.56 per 100 people +11.8%
1994 2.7 per 100 people +5.5%
1995 2.52 per 100 people -6.7%
1996 2.62 per 100 people +4.0%
1997 2.75 per 100 people +5.0%
1998 2.9 per 100 people +5.5%
1999 3.02 per 100 people +4.1%
2000 3.56 per 100 people +18.0%
2001 3.54 per 100 people -0.7%
2002 3.38 per 100 people -4.6%
2003 3.26 per 100 people -3.5%
2004 3.29 per 100 people +0.9%
2005 3.3 per 100 people +0.6%
2006 3.47 per 100 people +5.1%
2007 3.99 per 100 people +14.8%
2008 4.58 per 100 people +15.0%
2009 3.1 per 100 people -32.3%
2010 2.98 per 100 people -3.8%
2011 2.41 per 100 people -19.2%
2012 1.95 per 100 people -19.2%
2013 2.16 per 100 people +10.9%
2014 2.2 per 100 people +1.9%
2015 1.8 per 100 people -18.1%
2016 1.67 per 100 people -7.1%
2017 1.62 per 100 people -3.2%
2018 1.46 per 100 people -10.1%
2019 1.3 per 100 people -10.4%
2020 1.16 per 100 people -10.9%
2021 1.19 per 100 people +2.5%
2022 1.1 per 100 people -7.8%
2023 0.9872 per 100 people -10.1%
2024 0.9262 per 100 people -6.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.9262 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.9262 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +69.1% 0.5856 per 100 people 0.9901 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7812 per 100 people 0.5746 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people 9
1980s 1.44 per 100 people 1.18 per 100 people 1.63 per 100 people 8
1990s 2.51 per 100 people 1.76 per 100 people 3.02 per 100 people 10
2000s 3.55 per 100 people 3.1 per 100 people 4.58 per 100 people 10
2010s 1.96 per 100 people 1.3 per 100 people 2.98 per 100 people 10
2020s 1.07 per 100 people 0.9262 per 100 people 1.19 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 166 Comoros 1.04 per 100 people compare
  2. 167 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare
  3. 168 Pakistan 1.01 per 100 people compare
  4. 170 Solomon Islands 0.8934 per 100 people compare
  5. 171 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare
  6. 172 Ghana 0.7824 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Vanuatu was 0.9262 per 100 people in 2024, 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 4.58 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5746 per 100 people in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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