Puerto Rico vs Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Puerto Rico
85.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
72.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
28th
Switzerland rank
29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Switzerland
255075100125150196119922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 85.46 units per square kilometre against 72.75 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 12.71 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Switzerland ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 34.8 units per square kilometre 65.9 units per square kilometre 31.09 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 66.44 units per square kilometre 82.54 units per square kilometre 16.11 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 130.78 units per square kilometre 112.38 units per square kilometre 18.4 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 125.51 units per square kilometre 130.68 units per square kilometre 5.17 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 86.9 units per square kilometre 104.96 units per square kilometre 18.06 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 82.81 units per square kilometre 75.6 units per square kilometre 7.21 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 Switzerland?
Puerto Rico, at 85.46 units per square kilometre against 72.75 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
12.71 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Switzerland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th 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.