Ethiopia vs Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Ethiopia

765,634

in 2024

Sweden

796,716

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

73rd

Sweden rank

70th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Ethiopia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 796,716 against 765,634 in Ethiopia, a difference of 31,082.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 70th of 213 countries.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia
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Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.