Malta vs Sweden: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Malta
142.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Sweden
140.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Malta rank
36th
Sweden rank
37th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 142.07 per 100 people against 140.69 per 100 people in Sweden, a difference of 1.38 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 1.29 per 100 people | 1.29 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.08 per 100 people | 23.61 per 100 people | 20.53 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 74.44 per 100 people | 97.56 per 100 people | 23.12 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 123.97 per 100 people | 124.44 per 100 people | 0.4747 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 132.33 per 100 people | 134.05 per 100 people | 1.72 per 100 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 142.07 per 100 people against 140.69 per 100 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Malta and Sweden?
- 1.38 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Malta ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.