IDA blend vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA blend
1.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Switzerland
30.59 per 100 people
in 2024
IDA blend rank
37th
Switzerland rank
34th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • IDA blend
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 30.59 per 100 people against 1.5 per 100 people in IDA blend, a difference of 29.09 per 100 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 20.4 times IDA blend's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 48 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1755 per 100 people 22.67 per 100 people 22.49 per 100 people Switzerland
1970s 0.2318 per 100 people 31.62 per 100 people 31.39 per 100 people Switzerland
1980s 0.8163 per 100 people 51 per 100 people 50.18 per 100 people Switzerland
1990s 1.4 per 100 people 63.59 per 100 people 62.19 per 100 people Switzerland
2000s 2.06 per 100 people 69.64 per 100 people 67.58 per 100 people Switzerland
2010s 1.82 per 100 people 50.7 per 100 people 48.89 per 100 people Switzerland
2020s 1.58 per 100 people 33.43 per 100 people 31.85 per 100 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA blend or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 30.59 per 100 people against 1.5 per 100 people in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA blend and Switzerland?
29.09 per 100 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Switzerland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
IDA blend ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 48 groups.
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.