Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.7391 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.8004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
158th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.8004 units per square kilometre against 0.7391 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0613 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1538 units per square kilometre 0.4718 units per square kilometre 0.318 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.5272 units per square kilometre 0.8144 units per square kilometre 0.2872 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.8455 units per square kilometre 0.8156 units per square kilometre 0.0299 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.7934 units per square kilometre 0.7086 units per square kilometre 0.0848 units per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.8004 units per square kilometre against 0.7391 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
0.0613 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 158th 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.