Bulgaria vs Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Bulgaria
8.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Sweden
7.51 per 100 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
120th
Sweden rank
122nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.17 per 100 people against 7.51 per 100 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.66 per 100 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 212 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.97 per 100 people | 56.39 per 100 people | 47.42 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 16.47 per 100 people | 62.23 per 100 people | 45.76 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 29.97 per 100 people | 68.96 per 100 people | 38.99 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 33.28 per 100 people | 62.53 per 100 people | 29.24 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23.29 per 100 people | 35.35 per 100 people | 12.06 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.29 per 100 people | 10.53 per 100 people | 0.2355 per 100 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 8.17 per 100 people against 7.51 per 100 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.66 per 100 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Bulgaria ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 212 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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About this data
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.