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

Myanmar
0.9005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
154th
South Africa rank
151st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.12 units per square kilometre against 0.9005 units per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.2195 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 61 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 151st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.5839 units per square kilometre 0.5611 units per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.9217 units per square kilometre 0.8855 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0823 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.2354 units per square kilometre 3.38 units per square kilometre 3.15 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.6404 units per square kilometre 4.04 units per square kilometre 3.4 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.8012 units per square kilometre 3.37 units per square kilometre 2.57 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.8309 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.4538 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, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.12 units per square kilometre against 0.9005 units per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Myanmar and South Africa?
0.2195 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 154th 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.