Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.00 million
in 2025
Switzerland
2.73 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Switzerland rank
38th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland, a difference of 2.27 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.8 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 ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 48 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 947,959 | 1.26 million | 309,697 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.66 million | 2.27 million | 617,678 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.53 million | 3.26 million | 264,853 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 6.60 million | 4.44 million | 2.15 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 11.15 million | 5.16 million | 5.99 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 10.81 million | 4.15 million | 6.66 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 6.80 million | 2.94 million | 3.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5.00 million against 2.73 million in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 2.27 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 38th of 48 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.