Sao Tome and Principe vs Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
2.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
2.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
137th
Sweden rank
135th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sweden
051015196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.14 units per square kilometre against 2.04 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th of 212 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3667 units per square kilometre 6.16 units per square kilometre 5.79 units per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.4698 units per square kilometre 9.84 units per square kilometre 9.37 units per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 1.83 units per square kilometre 12.93 units per square kilometre 11.11 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 3.11 units per square kilometre 14.83 units per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 7.1 units per square kilometre 13.87 units per square kilometre 6.77 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 6.81 units per square kilometre 8.42 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 2.57 units per square kilometre 2.89 units per square kilometre 0.3211 units per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.14 units per square kilometre against 2.04 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
0.1 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th 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.