Puerto Rico vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Puerto Rico
85.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
3.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
28th
Small states rank
30th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Small states
050100150197519992023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 85.46 units per square kilometre against 3.99 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 81.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 21.4 times Small states's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 28th and Small states ranks 30th of 212 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 34.8 units per square kilometre 0.7036 units per square kilometre 34.1 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 66.44 units per square kilometre 1.39 units per square kilometre 65.04 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 130.78 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 127.95 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 125.51 units per square kilometre 4.24 units per square kilometre 121.27 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 86.9 units per square kilometre 4.22 units per square kilometre 82.68 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 82.81 units per square kilometre 3.99 units per square kilometre 78.82 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Small states?
Puerto Rico, at 85.46 units per square kilometre against 3.99 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Small states?
81.47 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 28th and Small states ranks 30th 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.