Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Kyrgyzstan
0.967 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
153rd
South Africa rank
151st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • South Africa
12345196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.12 units per square kilometre against 0.967 units per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.153 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 151st of 212 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.85 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.27 units per square kilometre 4.04 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 2.17 units per square kilometre 3.37 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.19 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.0898 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.12 units per square kilometre against 0.967 units per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
0.153 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 151st 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.