Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 7.77% to 30.0% in Liechtenstein in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Liechtenstein reached an all time high of 63.6% in 1995 and an all time low of 25.0% in 1971. When compared to Liechtenstein's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Austria amounted to 42.7%, 46.3% in Germany, 33.8% in Italy and 34.0% in Switzerland in 2021.
Liechtenstein has been ranked 29th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 19 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 41.8% | 40.8% | 42.2% | 42.3% | 41.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 39.9% | 38.6% | 37.6% | 35.9% | 34.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 61.0% | 61.0% | 60.4% | 59.3% | 58.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 55.3% | 55.0% | 53.7% | 51.3% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 31.4% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 31.5% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 33.6% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 34.1% | 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | % | 46.4% | 43.6% | 40.5% | 39.9% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 23.5% | 21.1% | 19.2% | 17.1% | 15.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 36.2% | 34.9% | 35.2% | 34.3% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 50.0% | 45.1% | 42.1% | 39.1% | 37.0% |
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