Nigeria vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.1229 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1093 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
186th
Zambia rank
189th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zambia
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1229 units per square kilometre against 0.1093 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0136 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 189th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0216 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0312 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.2224 units per square kilometre 0.0623 units per square kilometre 0.1601 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.4117 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre 0.3094 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 1.21 units per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.3799 units per square kilometre 0.139 units per square kilometre 0.241 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1159 units per square kilometre 0.106 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Zambia?
Nigeria, at 0.1229 units per square kilometre against 0.1093 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Zambia?
0.0136 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 186th 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.