What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between IDA total and Puerto Rico?

82.87 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Puerto Rico?

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.

IDA total vs Puerto Rico: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre

IDA total

1.78 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Puerto Rico

84.65 units per square kilometre

in 2023

IDA total rank

32nd

Puerto Rico rank

30th

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

IDA total
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 84.65 units per square kilometre against 1.78 units per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 82.87 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 47.6 times IDA total's.

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

IDA total ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0364 units per square kilometre	34.02 units per square kilometre	33.98 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.4967 units per square kilometre	69.51 units per square kilometre	69.01 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2020s	1.45 units per square kilometre	82.07 units per square kilometre	80.61 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre, IDA total or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 84.65 units per square kilometre against 1.78 units per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between IDA total and Puerto Rico?: 82.87 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Puerto Rico?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Puerto Rico rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?: IDA total ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 44 groups.
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.