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.

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.

Eswatini vs Tonga: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Eswatini

2.87 per 100 people

in 2024

Tonga

3.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Eswatini rank

146th

Tonga rank

143rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) 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 146th and Tonga ranks 143rd of 214 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 146th and Tonga ranks 143rd 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.