Eswatini vs Tonga: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Eswatini
2.87 per 100 people
in 2024
Tonga
3.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Eswatini rank
144th
Tonga rank
141st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Eswatini
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.12 per 100 people against 2.87 per 100 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.25 per 100 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Eswatini ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 141st of 212 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4428 per 100 people | 0.7955 per 100 people | 0.3526 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.6348 per 100 people | 0.6614 per 100 people | 0.0266 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 1.26 per 100 people | 2.89 per 100 people | 1.64 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 2.11 per 100 people | 6.62 per 100 people | 4.51 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.85 per 100 people | 15.74 per 100 people | 11.89 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.16 per 100 people | 18.19 per 100 people | 14.04 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.48 per 100 people | 6.67 per 100 people | 3.19 per 100 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Eswatini or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.12 per 100 people against 2.87 per 100 people in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Eswatini and Tonga?
- 0.25 per 100 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tonga?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Tonga rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Eswatini ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 141st 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.