What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

59.67 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre

France

60 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3347 units per square kilometre

in 2023

France rank

40th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

40th

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

France
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

France currently reports 60 units per square kilometre against 0.3347 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 59.67 units per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 179.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

France ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29.18 units per square kilometre	0.0309 units per square kilometre	29.15 units per square kilometre	France
2010s	48.4 units per square kilometre	0.142 units per square kilometre	48.26 units per square kilometre	France
2020s	58.64 units per square kilometre	0.2719 units per square kilometre	58.37 units per square kilometre	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: France, at 60 units per square kilometre against 0.3347 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 59.67 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?: France ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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: 23 August 2026

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.