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

Costa Rica
12.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
13.38 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
85th
Palau rank
82nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Palau
0102030196119922023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 13.38 units per square kilometre against 12.38 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 85th and Palau ranks 82nd of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 26.03 units per square kilometre 16.13 units per square kilometre 9.9 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 18.01 units per square kilometre 15.78 units per square kilometre 2.23 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 10.15 units per square kilometre 16.05 units per square kilometre 5.9 units per square kilometre Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Palau?
Palau, at 13.38 units per square kilometre against 12.38 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Palau?
1 units per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Palau ranks 82nd 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.