Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0089 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0089 units per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
171st
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.0189 units per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.0059 units per person
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1982–2022

0.0050.010.0150.021982200220221982: 0.006 units per person1983: 0.006 units per person1984: 0.007 units per person1985: 0.008 units per person1986: 0.009 units per person1987: 0.009 units per person1988: 0.01 units per person1989: 0.012 units per person1990: 0.014 units per person1991: 0.014 units per person1992: 0.015 units per person1993: 0.015 units per person1994: 0.016 units per person1995: 0.017 units per person1996: 0.018 units per person1997: 0.019 units per person1998: 0.019 units per person1999: 0.019 units per person2000: 0.017 units per person2001: 0.016 units per person2002: 0.014 units per person2003: 0.013 units per person2004: 0.015 units per person2005: 0.015 units per person2006: 0.015 units per person2007: 0.016 units per person2008: 0.016 units per person2009: 0.016 units per person2010: 0.016 units per person2011: 0.015 units per person2012: 0.014 units per person2013: 0.013 units per person2014: 0.012 units per person2015: 0.012 units per person2016: 0.011 units per person2017: 0.011 units per person2018: 0.01 units per person2019: 0.01 units per person2020: 0.009 units per person2021: 0.009 units per person2022: 0.009 units per person

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

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.0089 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0189 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 units per person, in 1982.

Solomon Islands ranks 171st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1982 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
1982 0.0059 units per person —
1983 0.0064 units per person +9.5%
1984 0.0073 units per person +13.7%
1985 0.0079 units per person +8.0%
1986 0.0085 units per person +7.5%
1987 0.0092 units per person +8.5%
1988 0.0103 units per person +11.4%
1989 0.0117 units per person +13.5%
1990 0.0141 units per person +20.8%
1991 0.0142 units per person +0.6%
1992 0.0146 units per person +2.9%
1993 0.015 units per person +3.1%
1994 0.0161 units per person +7.1%
1995 0.0169 units per person +4.9%
1996 0.0182 units per person +7.7%
1997 0.0189 units per person +3.7%
1998 0.0189 units per person -0.1%
1999 0.0189 units per person +0.1%
2000 0.0175 units per person -7.6%
2001 0.0165 units per person -5.8%
2002 0.0144 units per person -12.3%
2003 0.0134 units per person -7.2%
2004 0.0147 units per person +9.6%
2005 0.0153 units per person +4.5%
2006 0.0155 units per person +0.8%
2007 0.0156 units per person +0.9%
2008 0.0157 units per person +0.8%
2009 0.0158 units per person +0.6%
2010 0.0158 units per person -0.4%
2011 0.0152 units per person -3.7%
2012 0.0141 units per person -7.4%
2013 0.0128 units per person -8.9%
2014 0.0122 units per person -4.7%
2015 0.0116 units per person -4.6%
2016 0.0112 units per person -3.9%
2017 0.0108 units per person -3.4%
2018 0.0105 units per person -3.0%
2019 0.0098 units per person -6.9%
2020 0.0094 units per person -3.6%
2021 0.0092 units per person -2.4%
2022 0.0089 units per person -2.7%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 0.0089 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 0.0089 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0084 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0117 units per person 8
1990s 0.0166 units per person 0.0141 units per person 0.0189 units per person 10
2000s 0.0154 units per person 0.0134 units per person 0.0175 units per person 10
2010s 0.0124 units per person 0.0098 units per person 0.0158 units per person 10
2020s 0.0092 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0094 units per person 3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 168 Pakistan 0.0101 units per person compare
  2. 169 Togo 0.0093 units per person compare
  3. 170 Vanuatu 0.0093 units per person compare
  4. 172 Ghana 0.0078 units per person compare
  5. 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0077 units per person compare
  6. 174 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0076 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands?
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0089 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0189 units per person in 1999.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 units per person in 1982.
How does Solomon Islands rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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 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.