Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0287 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0287 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0678 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 1964.
Eswatini ranks 145th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 units per person | +62.5% |
| 1966 | 0.005 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 units per person | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.007 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.008 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0109 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0116 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0128 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0156 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0158 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0228 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0249 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0284 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0306 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0321 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0331 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0433 units per person | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0415 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0409 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0408 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0411 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0409 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0678 units per person | +42.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0405 units per person | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0378 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.036 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0394 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0318 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0287 units per person | -15.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0287 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0287 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 8.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +62.5% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
| 2012 | -40.2% | 0.0678 units per person | 0.0405 units per person |
| 2011 | +42.4% | 0.0476 units per person | 0.0678 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0304 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0416 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0287 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0678 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1964.
- How does Eswatini rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.