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
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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

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.