Germany vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Germany
110.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
111.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
050100150196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 111.09 units per square kilometre against 110.75 units per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.34 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 11.81 units per square kilometre 24.26 units per square kilometre 12.45 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 34.93 units per square kilometre 50.43 units per square kilometre 15.5 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 70.95 units per square kilometre 87.1 units per square kilometre 16.15 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 115.36 units per square kilometre 120.82 units per square kilometre 5.46 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 152.33 units per square kilometre 141.67 units per square kilometre 10.66 units per square kilometre Germany
2010s 133.53 units per square kilometre 135.72 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 110.3 units per square kilometre 125.6 units per square kilometre 15.3 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 111.09 units per square kilometre against 110.75 units per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Germany and United Kingdom?
0.34 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.