Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in High income
High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 8.25 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in High income, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
High income recorded 8.25 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in High income peaked at 13.02 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.39 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
High income ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 2.39 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.43 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 7.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9 units per square kilometre | 7.94 units per square kilometre | 11.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9 units per square kilometre | 9.15 units per square kilometre | 13.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 units per square kilometre | 9.23 units per square kilometre | 10.35 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.68 units per square kilometre | 8.25 units per square kilometre | 9.02 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 9 Barbados 282.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 San Marino 266.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Mauritius 232.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Korea 227 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 United States Virgin Islands 216.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 191.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 162.96 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in High income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in High income was 8.25 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.02 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does High income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 Γ· 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.