Marshall Islands's fixed broadband subscriptions was 942 in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.8% from 1,000 in 2017 (1.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 942 | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 1,000 | 2017 |
| Highest | 1,372 | 2014 |
| Lowest | 942 | 2021 |
| Average since 2013 | 1,054 | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 1,284 | 2013 |
Over five years it is down 5.8% from 1,000 in 2017 (1.19% a year on average, compounded). Since 2013 it is down 26.64% from 1,284 in 2013 (3.38% a year on average, compounded).
What the numbers say
In 2022, Marshall Islands' fixed broadband subscriptions did not change 0% on 2021 (from 942 to 942).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was −3.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.9% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 27.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 36.9 a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Marshall Islands had the 32nd highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 942 | 2022 |
| World | 1.65 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 875 million | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 937 million | 2025 |
Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2022 ranking
- Guam — 29th of 35: 3,038
- Samoa — 30th of 35: 1,889
- Equatorial Guinea — 31st of 35: 1,816
- Guinea — 33rd of 35: 882
- Solomon Islands — 34th of 35: 836
- Tuvalu — 35th of 35: 452
What this measures
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 10 values
| Year | Fixed broadband subscriptions |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 942 |
| 2021 | 942 |
| 2020 | 1,000 |
| 2019 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 1,000 |
| 2017 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 1,000 |
| 2015 | 1,000 |
| 2014 | 1,372 |
| 2013 | 1,284 |
Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies
- Australia — 9.74 million (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 97,991 (2024)
- Cambodia — 731,245 (2024)
- China — 669.83 million (2024)
- Fiji — 16,719 (2024)
- French Polynesia — 99,947 (2023)
- Guam — 3,038 (2022)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 2.99 million (2024)
- Indonesia — 13.95 million (2024)
- Japan — 48.05 million (2023)
- Kiribati — 47 (2024)
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 39.71 (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 65.92% (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1,693 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 29,502 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 0.92 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.41 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 4.86 (2022)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Marshall Islands's fixed broadband subscriptions?
- 942 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is down 26.64% from 1,284 in 2013 (3.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,372 in 2014 and the lowest 942 in 2021.
- How does Marshall Islands rank?
- 32nd highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Marshall Islands?
- In 2022, Marshall Islands' fixed broadband subscriptions did not change 0% on 2021 (from 942 to 942). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was −3.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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