Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

Over five years it is up 72.75% from 3,776 in 2017 (11.55% a year on average, compounded). Since 2003 it is up 108,617% from 6 in 2003 (44.48% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s fixed broadband subscriptions rose 8.7% on 2021 (from 6,000 to 6,523).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +63.1% and a typical year strayed about 101.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 333.3% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.3% in 2016. 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 upward, about 487.4 a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 9 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, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. had the 27th 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.

Closest to Micronesia, Fed. Sts. in the 2022 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 24th of 35: 9,917
• Virgin Islands (US) — 25th of 35: 8,708
• Tonga — 26th of 35: 8,586
• Eritrea — 28th of 35: 5,639
• Guam — 29th of 35: 3,038
• Samoa — 30th of 35: 1,889

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 15 values

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 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 22,410 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 19.99 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 6,476 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 5.78 (2022)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 39.52% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 3.74 (2023)
• Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) — 4.41 (2021)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 5.82 (2022)
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Questions people ask

What is Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s fixed broadband subscriptions?

6,523 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 108,617% from 6 in 2003 (44.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6,523 in 2022 and the lowest 6 in 2003.

How does Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank?

27th highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?

In 2022, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s fixed broadband subscriptions rose 8.7% on 2021 (from 6,000 to 6,523). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +63.1% and a typical year strayed about 101.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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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