North Korea vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

North Korea
9.8 units per square kilometre
in 2022
United States
9.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
95th
United States rank
97th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • United States
5101520196119922023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 9.8 units per square kilometre against 9.27 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.53 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 95th and United States ranks 97th of 212 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea United States Difference Ahead
1980s 4.15 units per square kilometre 13.08 units per square kilometre 8.93 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 4.15 units per square kilometre 17.36 units per square kilometre 13.2 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 8.14 units per square kilometre 19.11 units per square kilometre 10.98 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 9.8 units per square kilometre 14.12 units per square kilometre 4.32 units per square kilometre United States
2020s 9.8 units per square kilometre 10.57 units per square kilometre 0.7652 units per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, North Korea or United States?
North Korea, at 9.8 units per square kilometre against 9.27 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between North Korea and United States?
0.53 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United States?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do North Korea and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 95th and United States ranks 97th 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.