Niger vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Niger
0.1354 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1229 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger rank
185th
Nigeria rank
186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1354 units per square kilometre against 0.1229 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0125 units per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 186th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0208 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.2224 units per square kilometre 0.2161 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.4117 units per square kilometre 0.401 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0275 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0849 units per square kilometre 0.4409 units per square kilometre 0.356 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1354 units per square kilometre 0.1229 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Niger or Nigeria?
Niger, at 0.1354 units per square kilometre against 0.1229 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Niger and Nigeria?
0.0125 units per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Niger ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 186th 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.