Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland, a difference of 1.27 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 947,852 | 1.26 million | 309,803 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.66 million | 2.27 million | 618,975 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.52 million | 3.26 million | 259,314 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 6.58 million | 4.44 million | 2.14 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.13 million | 5.16 million | 5.96 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10.64 million | 4.15 million | 6.50 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 5.80 million | 2.94 million | 2.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 1.27 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 45 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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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.