What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?

0.22 per 100 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people

Sweden

40.62 per 100 people

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

40.84 per 100 people

in 2024

Sweden rank

24th

United Arab Emirates rank

23rd

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people over time

Sweden
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 40.84 per 100 people against 40.62 per 100 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.22 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.56 per 100 people	3.62 per 100 people	15.94 per 100 people	Sweden
2010s	35.21 per 100 people	18.6 per 100 people	16.6 per 100 people	Sweden
2020s	40.63 per 100 people	37.13 per 100 people	3.51 per 100 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions per 100 people, Sweden or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 40.84 per 100 people against 40.62 per 100 people in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?: 0.22 per 100 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?: Sweden ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Landline Internet 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: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.