Fixed lines per household fell 5.90% to 96.8% in Switzerland in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed lines per household in Switzerland reached an all time high of 171% in 2001 and an all time low of 69.0% in 1960. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, fixed lines per household in Austria amounted to 99.3%, 132% in France, 109% in Germany and 80.8% in Italy in 2017.
Switzerland has been ranked 26th within the group of 103 countries we follow in terms of fixed lines per household, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Lines Per Household | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | 92.9% | 92.0% | 90.2% | 94.6% | 96.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 99.8% | 99.3% | 97.8% | 96.2% | 94.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 141% | 138% | 136% | 134% | 134% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 127% | 124% | 120% | 116% | 111% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 72.1% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.8% | 74.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 90.2% | 88.1% | 84.8% | 82.1% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 50.6% | 43.8% | 60.7% | 71.4% | 66.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 108% | 101% | 95.9% | 91.5% | 88.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 115% | 112% | 110% | 108% | 108% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 140% | 133% | 128% | 120% | 112% |
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