Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 10.16 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 10.16 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 17.4 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.128 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1821 units per square kilometre | 0.128 units per square kilometre | 0.2255 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5 units per square kilometre | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | 0.7377 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 0.7866 units per square kilometre | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 units per square kilometre | 1.89 units per square kilometre | 9.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 units per square kilometre | 11.07 units per square kilometre | 17.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 units per square kilometre | 8.52 units per square kilometre | 14.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.81 units per square kilometre | 7.47 units per square kilometre | 10.16 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 6 Malta 812.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bermuda 464.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 327.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 10.16 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.