Northern Mariana Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Northern Mariana Islands
42.33 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
47th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 42.33 units per square kilometre against 0.2092 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 42.12 units per square kilometre.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 202.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 212 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 37.21 units per square kilometre 0.3285 units per square kilometre 36.88 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 50.13 units per square kilometre 0.5215 units per square kilometre 49.61 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 49.24 units per square kilometre 0.4582 units per square kilometre 48.78 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 43.1 units per square kilometre 0.265 units per square kilometre 42.83 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Northern Mariana Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 42.33 units per square kilometre against 0.2092 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42.12 units per square kilometre, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th 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.