Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0649 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▬ Flat
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0649 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.1426 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 195th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -64.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | +144.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1426 units per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0649 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1354 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0649 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1851 units per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +144.6% | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | 0.0603 units per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -70.3% | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | 0.0213 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -64.8% | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +60.0% | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.0964 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +47.9% | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | 0.1426 units per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +41.6% | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0661 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.1426 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 192 Tanzania 0.0855 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Sudan 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 194 Angola 0.0695 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 Congo 0.0515 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Malawi 0.051 units per square kilometre compare
- 198 Haiti 0.0492 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0649 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1426 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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 ÷ 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.