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South Africa vs Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions

South Africa
1.01 million
in 2024
Sweden
796,716
in 2024
South Africa rank
67th
Sweden rank
70th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.01 million against 796,716 in Sweden, a difference of 216,324.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 70th of 213 countries.

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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

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.