Kenya vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.1168 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1229 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
188th
Nigeria rank
186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1229 units per square kilometre against 0.1168 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0061 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 186th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0492 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0685 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.046 units per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.2089 units per square kilometre 0.2224 units per square kilometre 0.0134 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.4215 units per square kilometre 0.4117 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.686 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre 0.5275 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.2918 units per square kilometre 0.3799 units per square kilometre 0.0881 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1113 units per square kilometre 0.1159 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1229 units per square kilometre against 0.1168 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0061 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 186th 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.