Namibia vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Namibia
0.0985 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1093 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
190th
Zambia rank
189th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1093 units per square kilometre against 0.0985 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0108 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Namibia ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 189th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.0354 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0516 units per square kilometre 0.0604 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0954 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.1593 units per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 0.0386 units per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.2063 units per square kilometre 0.139 units per square kilometre 0.0674 units per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.1212 units per square kilometre 0.106 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Namibia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1093 units per square kilometre against 0.0985 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Namibia and Zambia?
0.0108 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 189th 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.