Tanzania vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Tanzania
0.0855 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1093 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
192nd
Zambia rank
189th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1093 units per square kilometre against 0.0855 units per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0238 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 189th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.0354 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0583 units per square kilometre 0.0604 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.1088 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 0.1778 units per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 0.057 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 0.1612 units per square kilometre 0.139 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 0.086 units per square kilometre 0.106 units per square kilometre 0.02 units per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Tanzania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1093 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 Tanzania and Zambia?
0.0238 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Tanzania ranks 192nd 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.