Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population rose 7.21% to 25.2% in Brunei in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Brunei reached an all time high of 26.0% in 2001 and an all time low of 4.22% in 1977. When compared to Brunei's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Indonesia amounted to 3.29%, 24.6% in Malaysia, 4.42% in Philippines and 3.20% in Vietnam in 2021.
Brunei has been ranked 34th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 36 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | % | 34.2% | 32.6% | 24.3% | 21.2% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 19.4% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 23.2% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 0.827% | 0.542% | 0.342% | 0.332% | 0.237% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 4.13% | 3.08% | 3.55% | 3.52% | 3.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 16.0% | 20.8% | 20.1% | 18.6% | 17.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 20.3% | 22.6% | 22.1% | 22.0% | 24.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 3.85% | 3.78% | 3.84% | 4.22% | 4.13% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 35.5% | 35.5% | 33.7% | 33.6% | 34.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | 0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 14.0% | 8.49% | 7.57% | 6.98% | 6.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 4.61% | 4.46% | 3.76% | 3.27% | 3.16% |
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