Africa Western and Central vs Rwanda: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
57.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
517.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
24th
Rwanda rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Rwanda
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 517.35 units per square kilometre against 57.04 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 460.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Rwanda 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
1990s 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 5.41 units per square kilometre 21.8 units per square kilometre 16.39 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 34.78 units per square kilometre 299.88 units per square kilometre 265.11 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 53.75 units per square kilometre 458.88 units per square kilometre 405.13 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 517.35 units per square kilometre against 57.04 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
460.31 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Rwanda rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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.