Bulgaria vs Sweden: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Bulgaria
8.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Sweden
7.51 per 100 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
120th
Sweden rank
122nd

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 8.17 per 100 people against 7.51 per 100 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.66 per 100 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 212 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 8.97 per 100 people 56.39 per 100 people 47.42 per 100 people Sweden
1980s 16.47 per 100 people 62.23 per 100 people 45.76 per 100 people Sweden
1990s 29.97 per 100 people 68.96 per 100 people 38.99 per 100 people Sweden
2000s 33.28 per 100 people 62.53 per 100 people 29.24 per 100 people Sweden
2010s 23.29 per 100 people 35.35 per 100 people 12.06 per 100 people Sweden
2020s 10.29 per 100 people 10.53 per 100 people 0.2355 per 100 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 8.17 per 100 people against 7.51 per 100 people in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Bulgaria and Sweden?
0.66 per 100 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed