Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre by country
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.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
20,754 units per square kilometre
Monaco
Lowest
0 units per square kilometre
Chad
Median
5.74 units per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,559
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 20,754 units per square kilometre in Monaco; the lowest is 0 units per square kilometre in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.74 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 179.15 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 147 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan, Republic of (up 204.0%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 100.0%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 20,754 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 3,321 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 2,647 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 2,638 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 1,716 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | 812.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Bermuda | 464.07 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 327.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Barbados | 282.13 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 10 | San Marino, Republic of | 266.67 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 232.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Korea, Republic of | 227 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 13 | United States Virgin Islands | 216.67 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 191.94 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 162.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 162.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 149.05 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Guam | 132.05 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands, The | 126.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 118.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 111.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 110.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Andorra, Principality of | 109.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Curaçao | 103.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 101.02 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 90.72 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 27 | Lebanon | 90.37 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 85.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 72.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 70.43 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 69.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 67.99 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 64.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine | 63.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.09 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 60.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 38 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 60.01 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 39 | St. Lucia | 50.23 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Grenada | 49.97 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 41 | American Samoa | 48.47 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Qatar | 45.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 43.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 44 | Maldives | 43.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 42.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Jamaica | 42.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.33 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Seychelles | 40.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 37.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Spain | 36.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Kuwait | 32.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovenia, Republic of | 32.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 31.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia, Republic of | 29.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 55 | Hungary | 29.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Cyprus | 29.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 27.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 58 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Moldova, Republic of | 25.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 25.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 23.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia, Republic of | 21.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.9% | flat |
| 64 | Belarus, Republic of | 20.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 19.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 66 | China (People’s Republic of) | 19.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 67 | French Polynesia | 19.01 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 18.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 18.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 17.77 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 72 | Ireland | 17.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland, Republic of | 16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Czech Republic | 15.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 75 | Philippines | 15.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Cuba | 15.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Cabo Verde | 14.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 14.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 14.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 81 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 13.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Palau, Republic of | 13.38 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 83 | Türkiye, Republic of | 12.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 12.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 12.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | 11.99 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia, Republic of | 11.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 89 | Faroe Islands | 10.91 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 90 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 10.82 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 91 | Slovak Republic | 10.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 10.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 93 | India | 10.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Dominica | 9.95 units per square kilometre | 2021 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 9.8 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 96 | Bahamas, The | 9.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 97 | United States | 9.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 98 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.25 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 99 | Romania | 8.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 8.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 7.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 6.88 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Colombia | 6.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | 6.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 6.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 5.78 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 5.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 108 | Estonia, Republic of | 5.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 109 | Jordan | 5.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iraq | 5.51 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Indonesia | 4.84 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros, Union of the | 4.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | 4.56 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Gambia, The | 4.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.27 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 117 | Fiji, Republic of | 4.26 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | 4.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Georgia | 4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 76.8% | rising |
| 120 | Honduras | 3.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania, Republic of | 3.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 122 | Latvia, Republic of | 3.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 123 | Pakistan | 3.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Brazil | 3.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Chile | 2.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Algeria | 2.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 2.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 131 | New Zealand | 2.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 132 | Ukraine | 2.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 133 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 2.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 2.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Sweden | 2.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.8% | flat |
| 136 | Senegal | 2.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 137 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 1.9 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Oman | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 142 | Samoa | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 144 | Ghana | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Canada | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 147 | Togo | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 149 | Djibouti | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 151 | South Africa | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9953 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 153 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.967 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 154 | Myanmar | 0.9005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Australia | 0.8415 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 0.8181 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 157 | Suriname | 0.8031 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 0.8004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | 0.7806 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.7685 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.7391 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Libya | 0.6923 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Uganda | 0.654 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Guyana | 0.5854 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.5629 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 166 | Burundi | 0.5593 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Finland | 0.5198 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Paraguay | 0.519 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 0.4827 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.406 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Bolivia | 0.3901 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3813 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Rwanda | 0.3389 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Mongolia | 0.3091 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 0.3014 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.279 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 0.2595 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Mali | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.2493 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 180 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.2418 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Norway | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Gabon | 0.2117 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 183.4% | rising |
| 183 | Cambodia | 0.1854 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Botswana | 0.1584 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Niger | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Nigeria | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 188 | Kenya | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Zambia | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Namibia | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Sudan | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Angola | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Liberia | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 54.5% | flat |
| 196 | Congo, Republic of | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 197 | Malawi | 0.051 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Haiti | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Kiribati | 0.021 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Benin | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Greenland | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea | 0 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | falling |
| 207 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 50.08 units per square kilometre
- European Union 38.87 units per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 13.93 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.29 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13.25 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 13.01 units per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 12.36 units per square kilometre
- OECD members 12.15 units per square kilometre
- South Asia 10.16 units per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 10.16 units per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 8.64 units per square kilometre
- High income 8.25 units per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.