Pre-demographic dividend vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Pre-demographic dividend
5.21 million
in 2022
Switzerland
2.73 million
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th
Switzerland rank
38th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 5.21 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland, a difference of 2.48 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 1.9 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 202,005 1.47 million 1.26 million Switzerland
1970s 392,940 2.12 million 1.73 million Switzerland
1980s 1.34 million 3.26 million 1.92 million Switzerland
1990s 2.39 million 4.44 million 2.05 million Switzerland
2000s 5.36 million 5.16 million 192,111 Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 6.49 million 4.15 million 2.34 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 5.61 million 3.02 million 2.59 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Pre-demographic dividend or Switzerland?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 5.21 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Pre-demographic dividend and Switzerland?
2.48 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 47 groups.
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.