Africa Eastern and Southern vs India: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
41.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
389.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
34th
India rank
36th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • India
0100200300400196519942023

How they compare

India currently reports 389.67 units per square kilometre against 41.53 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 348.14 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 9.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern India Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.1111 units per square kilometre 0.1469 units per square kilometre 0.0358 units per square kilometre India
2000s 5.21 units per square kilometre 49.47 units per square kilometre 44.26 units per square kilometre India
2010s 24.43 units per square kilometre 335.21 units per square kilometre 310.78 units per square kilometre India
2020s 37.09 units per square kilometre 387.57 units per square kilometre 350.48 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or India?
India, at 389.67 units per square kilometre against 41.53 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and India?
348.14 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and India?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and India rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular 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.