Somalia vs Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Somalia
0.0877 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0855 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
191st
Tanzania rank
192nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
00.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0877 units per square kilometre against 0.0855 units per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0022 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Somalia ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 192nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre Tanzania
1970s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0598 units per square kilometre 0.042 units per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.1088 units per square kilometre 0.0822 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 0.1267 units per square kilometre 0.1778 units per square kilometre 0.051 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 0.1144 units per square kilometre 0.1632 units per square kilometre 0.0488 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 0.1307 units per square kilometre 0.086 units per square kilometre 0.0447 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Somalia or Tanzania?
Somalia, at 0.0877 units per square kilometre against 0.0855 units per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Somalia and Tanzania?
0.0022 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 192nd 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.