What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bulgaria and Slovakia?

0.09 per 100 people, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?

46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Bulgaria

8.17 per 100 people

in 2024

Slovakia

8.26 per 100 people

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

120th

Slovakia rank

119th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Bulgaria
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 8.26 per 100 people against 8.17 per 100 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.09 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Slovakia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.97 per 100 people	9.39 per 100 people	0.4238 per 100 people	Slovakia
1980s	16.47 per 100 people	10.64 per 100 people	5.83 per 100 people	Bulgaria
1990s	29.97 per 100 people	20.84 per 100 people	9.13 per 100 people	Bulgaria
2000s	33.28 per 100 people	24.89 per 100 people	8.4 per 100 people	Bulgaria
2010s	23.29 per 100 people	16.36 per 100 people	6.93 per 100 people	Bulgaria
2020s	10.29 per 100 people	9.96 per 100 people	0.3318 per 100 people	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bulgaria or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 8.26 per 100 people against 8.17 per 100 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 0.09 per 100 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bulgaria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.