Eswatini vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Eswatini
2.87 per 100 people
in 2024
India
2.7 per 100 people
in 2024
Eswatini rank
144th
India rank
145th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Eswatini
  • India
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.87 per 100 people against 2.7 per 100 people in India, a difference of 0.17 per 100 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 144th and India ranks 145th of 212 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4428 per 100 people 0.0994 per 100 people 0.3435 per 100 people Eswatini
1970s 0.6372 per 100 people 0.2212 per 100 people 0.416 per 100 people Eswatini
1980s 1.2 per 100 people 0.4054 per 100 people 0.7957 per 100 people Eswatini
1990s 2.11 per 100 people 1.31 per 100 people 0.8043 per 100 people Eswatini
2000s 3.85 per 100 people 3.55 per 100 people 0.3016 per 100 people Eswatini
2010s 4.16 per 100 people 2.07 per 100 people 2.09 per 100 people Eswatini
2020s 3.34 per 100 people 1.98 per 100 people 1.36 per 100 people Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Eswatini or India?
Eswatini, at 2.87 per 100 people against 2.7 per 100 people in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Eswatini and India?
0.17 per 100 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Eswatini ranks 144th and India ranks 145th 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

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
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.