Lesotho vs Norway: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.2418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.2205 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
180th
Norway rank
181st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Norway
02468196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.2418 units per square kilometre against 0.2205 units per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0213 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Lesotho ranks 180th and Norway ranks 181st of 212 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0278 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0595 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.2426 units per square kilometre 4.6 units per square kilometre 4.35 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.5373 units per square kilometre 6.56 units per square kilometre 6.02 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 1.23 units per square kilometre 5.83 units per square kilometre 4.6 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 1.13 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 1.7 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.29 units per square kilometre 0.5549 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Norway?
Lesotho, at 0.2418 units per square kilometre against 0.2205 units per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Norway?
0.0213 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 180th and Norway ranks 181st 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.