Telecommunication in Malta
Compared to the United States, Malta is at the forefront of the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +356, there were a total of 892,579 connections in 2020. Among them were 633,123 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the US, , this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 14,754 webhosts, Malta is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 7,445 million of these, or about 50 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 86.87 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Malta ranked 36th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 19.17 Mbit/second was significantly lower (81st place).In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Malta comes 38th with a download speed of 46.76 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 12 Mbit was only enough for 39th place.
The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 countries.
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.
Access to the Internet in Malta from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Malta 2000 - 2020
Malta is doing very well in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 87% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 41% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. With around 2.4 people per household, this means that around 99.1 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection. Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Malta Total | Malta percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 447,611.01 | 86.86 % | 301.33 m | 90.90 % |
| Broadband users | 213,419.00 | 41.41 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 259,456.00 | 50.35 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 633,123.00 | 122.86 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
Country comparison: Malta / United States
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