IDA total vs Least developed countries: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

IDA total
0.9085 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.2947 units per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA total rank
37th
Least developed countries rank
40th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • IDA total
  • Least developed countries
00.511.5196619942023

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 0.9085 units per square kilometre against 0.2947 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.6138 units per square kilometre.

That makes IDA total's figure about 3.1 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 47 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0648 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0405 units per square kilometre IDA total
1980s 0.1864 units per square kilometre 0.0546 units per square kilometre 0.1319 units per square kilometre IDA total
1990s 0.3943 units per square kilometre 0.1106 units per square kilometre 0.2837 units per square kilometre IDA total
2000s 0.9249 units per square kilometre 0.3255 units per square kilometre 0.5994 units per square kilometre IDA total
2010s 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.4133 units per square kilometre 0.6701 units per square kilometre IDA total
2020s 0.9579 units per square kilometre 0.3193 units per square kilometre 0.6387 units per square kilometre IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, IDA total or Least developed countries?
IDA total, at 0.9085 units per square kilometre against 0.2947 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between IDA total and Least developed countries?
0.6138 units per square kilometre, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Least developed countries?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Least developed countries rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
IDA total ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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.