Pakistan vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Pakistan
2.54 million
in 2024
Switzerland
2.73 million
in 2024
Pakistan rank
41st
Switzerland rank
38th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Pakistan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.73 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan, a difference of 185,870.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Pakistan ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 38th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 81,388 1.28 million 1.20 million Switzerland
1970s 192,300 2.27 million 2.08 million Switzerland
1980s 478,111 3.26 million 2.78 million Switzerland
1990s 1.92 million 4.44 million 2.53 million Switzerland
2000s 4.43 million 5.16 million 729,641 Switzerland
2010s 4.42 million 4.15 million 275,577 Pakistan
2020s 2.63 million 2.94 million 306,762 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Pakistan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 2.73 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Pakistan and Switzerland?
185,870, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Pakistan ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.