India vs North Korea: Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre

India
10.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
9.8 units per square kilometre
in 2022
India rank
93rd
North Korea rank
95th

Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • North Korea
051015196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 10.4 units per square kilometre against 9.8 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

India ranks 93rd and North Korea ranks 95th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.19 units per square kilometre 4.15 units per square kilometre 2.96 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 4.3 units per square kilometre 4.15 units per square kilometre 0.1503 units per square kilometre India
2000s 13.65 units per square kilometre 8.14 units per square kilometre 5.51 units per square kilometre India
2010s 9.31 units per square kilometre 9.8 units per square kilometre 0.4922 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 7.99 units per square kilometre 9.8 units per square kilometre 1.81 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre, India or North Korea?
India, at 10.4 units per square kilometre against 9.8 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre between India and North Korea?
0.6 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and North Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do India and North Korea rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
India ranks 93rd and North Korea ranks 95th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 10,974 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Landline phone 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.