Australia vs Iceland: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Australia
0.8415 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.8181 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
155th
Iceland rank
156th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8415 units per square kilometre against 0.8181 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0234 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Australia ranks 155th and Iceland ranks 156th of 212 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2357 units per square kilometre 0.3977 units per square kilometre 0.162 units per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 0.4332 units per square kilometre 0.6689 units per square kilometre 0.2357 units per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 0.7892 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.2432 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 1.15 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre 0.3756 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 1.32 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre 0.6 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 1.18 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre 0.4341 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 0.8143 units per square kilometre 0.9497 units per square kilometre 0.1354 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 0.8415 units per square kilometre against 0.8181 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
0.0234 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 155th and Iceland ranks 156th 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.