Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 2.09% to 36.1% in Mauritius in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Mauritius reached an all time high of 36.9% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.894% in 1960. When compared to Mauritius's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Comoros amounted to 0.904%, 0.091% in Madagascar, 2.69% in Maldives and 17.6% in Seychelles in 2021.
Mauritius has been ranked 15th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 31 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Comoros | % | 2.00% | 1.75% | 2.26% | 1.33% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.93% | 1.82% | 1.72% | 1.60% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 4.01% | 4.11% | 4.18% | 3.11% | 3.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 0.182% | 0.152% | 0.143% | 0.131% | 0.138% | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | % | 0.598% | 0.583% | 0.263% | 0.257% | 0.268% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 5.03% | 4.65% | 4.31% | 3.83% | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | % | 29.4% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 33.5% | 35.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.333% | 0.298% | 0.282% | 0.214% | 0.267% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 21.5% | 20.7% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 35.7% | 35.0% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 7.39% | 8.02% | 8.49% | 5.83% | 3.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 15.4% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 3.79% | 3.68% | 3.56% | 3.65% | 3.33% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 0.272% | 0.238% | 0.226% | 0.214% | 0.127% |
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