Romania vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Romania
8.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
9.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
99th
United States rank
97th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Romania
  • United States
05101520196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 9.27 units per square kilometre against 8.52 units per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.75 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Romania ranks 99th and United States ranks 97th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 units per square kilometre 6.36 units per square kilometre 5.04 units per square kilometre United States
1970s 3.45 units per square kilometre 8.45 units per square kilometre 4.99 units per square kilometre United States
1980s 8.5 units per square kilometre 12.51 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 12.93 units per square kilometre 17.36 units per square kilometre 4.43 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 18.89 units per square kilometre 19.11 units per square kilometre 0.2244 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 18.44 units per square kilometre 13.91 units per square kilometre 4.53 units per square kilometre Romania
2020s 10.66 units per square kilometre 10.24 units per square kilometre 0.4195 units per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Romania or United States?
United States, at 9.27 units per square kilometre against 8.52 units per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Romania and United States?
0.75 units per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 99th and United States ranks 97th 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.