Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.279 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.3014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
176th
Burkina Faso rank
175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
00.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3014 units per square kilometre against 0.279 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0224 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and Burkina Faso ranks 175th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.009 units per square kilometre 0.0212 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0475 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.1063 units per square kilometre 0.0595 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0407 units per square kilometre 0.2867 units per square kilometre 0.246 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.1416 units per square kilometre 0.3902 units per square kilometre 0.2487 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.2437 units per square kilometre 0.2847 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3014 units per square kilometre against 0.279 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
0.0224 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Burkina Faso ranks 175th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone 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.