French Polynesia vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

French Polynesia
19.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
17.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
67th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
70th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
010203040196119922023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 19.01 units per square kilometre against 17.89 units per square kilometre in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.12 units per square kilometre.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 67th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3888 units per square kilometre 0.1 units per square kilometre 0.2888 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
1970s 1.77 units per square kilometre 0.3351 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
1980s 6.16 units per square kilometre 0.8404 units per square kilometre 5.32 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
1990s 12.91 units per square kilometre 2.99 units per square kilometre 9.92 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
2000s 15.47 units per square kilometre 11.2 units per square kilometre 4.28 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
2010s 19.8 units per square kilometre 18.02 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre French Polynesia
2020s 31.17 units per square kilometre 17.99 units per square kilometre 13.18 units per square kilometre French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, French Polynesia or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
French Polynesia, at 19.01 units per square kilometre against 17.89 units per square kilometre in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between French Polynesia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
1.12 units per square kilometre, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
French Polynesia ranks 67th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th 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.