India vs North America: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

India
1.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.114 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
40th
North America rank
41st

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • North America
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.62 units per square kilometre against 0.114 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 1.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 14.2 times North America's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 40th and North America ranks 41st of 204 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India North America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9332 units per square kilometre 0.0971 units per square kilometre 0.8362 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.9709 units per square kilometre 0.1008 units per square kilometre 0.8701 units per square kilometre India
2010s 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.1064 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.57 units per square kilometre 0.112 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, India or North America?
India, at 1.62 units per square kilometre against 0.114 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between India and North America?
1.51 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and North America?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do India and North America rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
India ranks 40th and North America ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.