Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei

Brunei: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2772 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2772 units per person
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
41st
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.2772 units per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0425 units per person
in 1977
Years of data
47
1977–2024

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei, 1977–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.3197720002024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei is 0.2772 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.2772 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0425 units per person, in 1977.

Brunei ranks 41st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei, 1977 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1977 0.0425 units per person —
1978 0.0469 units per person +10.2%
1979 0.0527 units per person +12.3%
1980 0.0596 units per person +13.3%
1981 0.073 units per person +22.3%
1982 0.0757 units per person +3.8%
1983 0.083 units per person +9.7%
1984 0.0898 units per person +8.1%
1985 0.095 units per person +5.9%
1986 0.0985 units per person +3.6%
1987 0.1052 units per person +6.9%
1988 0.1144 units per person +8.7%
1989 0.1218 units per person +6.4%
1990 0.1371 units per person +12.5%
1991 0.1489 units per person +8.6%
1992 0.1783 units per person +19.8%
1993 0.1994 units per person +11.8%
1994 0.2169 units per person +8.8%
1995 0.234 units per person +7.9%
1996 0.2642 units per person +12.9%
1997 0.2515 units per person -4.8%
1998 0.2489 units per person -1.0%
1999 0.2476 units per person -0.5%
2000 0.2466 units per person -0.4%
2001 0.2653 units per person +7.6%
2002 0.239 units per person -9.9%
2003 0.2363 units per person -1.1%
2004 0.2355 units per person -0.4%
2005 0.2337 units per person -0.7%
2006 0.2199 units per person -5.9%
2007 0.2145 units per person -2.4%
2008 0.2138 units per person -0.3%
2009 0.2092 units per person -2.1%
2010 0.2037 units per person -2.7%
2011 0.1999 units per person -1.8%
2012 0.1749 units per person -12.5%
2014 0.1719 units per person -1.7%
2015 0.18 units per person +4.7%
2016 0.1736 units per person -3.6%
2017 0.1936 units per person +11.6%
2018 0.1886 units per person -2.6%
2019 0.1956 units per person +3.7%
2020 0.2322 units per person +18.7%
2021 0.2486 units per person +7.1%
2022 0.2684 units per person +7.9%
2023 0.2654 units per person -1.1%
2024 0.2772 units per person +4.4%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0474 units per person 0.0425 units per person 0.0527 units per person 3
1980s 0.0916 units per person 0.0596 units per person 0.1218 units per person 10
1990s 0.2127 units per person 0.1371 units per person 0.2642 units per person 10
2000s 0.2314 units per person 0.2092 units per person 0.2653 units per person 10
2010s 0.1869 units per person 0.1719 units per person 0.2037 units per person 9
2020s 0.2584 units per person 0.2322 units per person 0.2772 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2943 units per person compare
  2. 39 Slovenia 0.2855 units per person compare
  3. 40 Croatia 0.2853 units per person compare
  4. 42 Faroe Islands 0.2772 units per person compare
  5. 43 Canada 0.2658 units per person compare
  6. 44 Hungary 0.2631 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei?
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei was 0.2772 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.2772 units per person in 2024.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 units per person in 1977.
How does Brunei rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Brunei ranks 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total

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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.