China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre

China
67.78 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3347 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0204060200020112023

How they compare

China currently reports 67.78 units per square kilometre against 0.3347 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 67.45 units per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 202.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 7.74 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 7.71 units per square kilometre China
2010s 28.74 units per square kilometre 0.1405 units per square kilometre 28.6 units per square kilometre China
2020s 59.79 units per square kilometre 0.2615 units per square kilometre 59.53 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
China, at 67.78 units per square kilometre against 0.3347 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
67.45 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
China ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,086 data points, 1998–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.