Fixed lines per household fell 23.4% to 78.6% in New Zealand in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed lines per household in New Zealand reached an all time high of 138% in 1999 and an all time low of 78.6% in 2017. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, fixed lines per household in Australia amounted to 89.1%, 16.1% in Indonesia, 88.7% in Malaysia and 18.3% in Philippines in 2017.
New Zealand has been ranked 40th within the group of 103 countries we follow in terms of fixed lines per household, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Fixed Lines Per Household | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | % | 121% | 119% | 116% | 101% | 92.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | ... | 17.5% | 18.9% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 7.81% | |||||||||||||||
China | % | 64.1% | 61.7% | 58.4% | 53.9% | 49.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 61.9% | 59.8% | 47.5% | 39.8% | 15.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 67.8% | 67.5% | 65.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 118% | 116% | 113% | 111% | 109% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Philippines | % | 17.6% | 16.9% | 15.0% | 14.4% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 176% | 170% | 165% | 165% | 163% | ||||||||||||||||
Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | % | 32.7% | 31.3% | 29.6% | 27.8% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | ... | 42.9% | 39.2% | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.9% |