Costa Rica vs Egypt: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
12.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt
12.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
85th
Egypt rank
84th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
0102030196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 12.53 units per square kilometre against 12.38 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.15 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 85th and Egypt ranks 84th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2938 units per square kilometre 0.2215 units per square kilometre 0.0723 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 1.44 units per square kilometre 0.3293 units per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 4.24 units per square kilometre 0.8721 units per square kilometre 3.37 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 9.68 units per square kilometre 2.81 units per square kilometre 6.87 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 24.43 units per square kilometre 9.32 units per square kilometre 15.11 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 17.35 units per square kilometre 7.6 units per square kilometre 9.75 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 10.71 units per square kilometre 11.3 units per square kilometre 0.591 units per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Egypt?
Egypt, at 12.53 units per square kilometre against 12.38 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Egypt?
0.15 units per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Egypt ranks 84th 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.