Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor
East Timor: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.006 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor, 2003–2024
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 internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor is 0.006 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor peaked at 0.2673 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.001 per 100 people, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 204th of 206 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 Internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.001 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.0014 per 100 people | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 per 100 people | +65.8% |
| 2006 | 0.003 per 100 people | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.005 per 100 people | +67.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 per 100 people | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 per 100 people | +546.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0461 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0495 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0529 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0604 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.087 per 100 people | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0853 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2673 per 100 people | +213.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 per 100 people | -97.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 per 100 people | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 per 100 people | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 per 100 people | +62.1% |
| 2022 | 0.01 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 per 100 people | -42.2% |
| 2024 | 0.006 per 100 people | +3.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.006 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.006 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.33 per 100 people, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +546.9% | 0.0069 per 100 people | 0.0445 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0091 per 100 people | 0.001 per 100 people | 0.0445 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0734 per 100 people | 0.0055 per 100 people | 0.2673 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 per 100 people | 0.0058 per 100 people | 0.0101 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 201 Burundi 0.0203 per 100 people compare
- 202 Central African Republic 0.0161 per 100 people compare
- 203 Guinea 0.0063 per 100 people compare
- 205 South Sudan 0.0017 per 100 people compare
- 206 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for East Timor
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.38 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20.7 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in East Timor was 0.006 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 internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2673 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 per 100 people in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- East Timor ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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 Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.