Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
5.00 million
in 2025
Switzerland
2.73 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Switzerland rank
38th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland, a difference of 2.27 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.8 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 949,249 1.28 million 329,241 Switzerland
1970s 1.66 million 2.27 million 617,678 Switzerland
1980s 3.53 million 3.26 million 264,853 Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 6.60 million 4.44 million 2.15 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 11.15 million 5.16 million 5.99 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10.81 million 4.15 million 6.66 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 6.80 million 2.94 million 3.86 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
2.27 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.