Iran vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Iran
30.83 per 100 people
in 2024
Switzerland
30.59 per 100 people
in 2024
Iran rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Iran
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iran currently reports 30.83 per 100 people against 30.59 per 100 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.24 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iran ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 212 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6687 per 100 people | 22.9 per 100 people | 22.23 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.65 per 100 people | 36.47 per 100 people | 34.82 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.91 per 100 people | 50.39 per 100 people | 47.48 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.75 per 100 people | 63.59 per 100 people | 55.84 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 25.26 per 100 people | 69.64 per 100 people | 44.37 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 35.68 per 100 people | 50.7 per 100 people | 15.02 per 100 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 32.39 per 100 people | 33.43 per 100 people | 1.04 per 100 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iran or Switzerland?
- Iran, at 30.83 per 100 people against 30.59 per 100 people in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iran and Switzerland?
- 0.24 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.