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

Seychelles
40.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles rank
48th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 40.1 units per square kilometre against 0.2092 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 39.89 units per square kilometre.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 191.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 48th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5043 units per square kilometre 0.0535 units per square kilometre 0.4509 units per square kilometre Seychelles
1970s 2.82 units per square kilometre 0.0822 units per square kilometre 2.74 units per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 12.04 units per square kilometre 0.1749 units per square kilometre 11.87 units per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 29.6 units per square kilometre 0.314 units per square kilometre 29.29 units per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 47.56 units per square kilometre 0.5215 units per square kilometre 47.04 units per square kilometre Seychelles
2010s 46.98 units per square kilometre 0.4578 units per square kilometre 46.52 units per square kilometre Seychelles
2020s 40.83 units per square kilometre 0.251 units per square kilometre 40.58 units per square kilometre Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Seychelles, at 40.1 units per square kilometre against 0.2092 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
39.89 units per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Seychelles ranks 48th 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.