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

North Korea
9.8 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Panama
10.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
95th
Panama rank
92nd

Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Panama
2.557.51012.5197820002023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 10.43 units per square kilometre against 9.8 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.63 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 95th and Panama ranks 92nd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 4.15 units per square kilometre 2.39 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 4.15 units per square kilometre 4.19 units per square kilometre 0.0351 units per square kilometre Panama
2000s 8.14 units per square kilometre 6.08 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 9.8 units per square kilometre 8.11 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 9.8 units per square kilometre 11.36 units per square kilometre 1.56 units per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre, North Korea or Panama?
Panama, at 10.43 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 North Korea and Panama?
0.63 units per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Panama?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Panama rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 95th and Panama ranks 92nd 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.