Somalia vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Somalia
0.0877 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1093 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
191st
Zambia rank
189th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1093 units per square kilometre against 0.0877 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0216 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 189th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0216 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0312 units per square kilometre 0.0292 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0623 units per square kilometre 0.0446 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre 0.0757 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.1267 units per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.1144 units per square kilometre 0.1392 units per square kilometre 0.0248 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.1307 units per square kilometre 0.106 units per square kilometre 0.0247 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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1093 units per square kilometre against 0.0877 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0216 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 189th 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.