Australia vs Canada: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Australia
3.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
4.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
208th
Canada rank
207th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
01234196519942023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 4.21 units per square kilometre against 3.87 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.34 units per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 208th and Canada ranks 207th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.3245 units per square kilometre 0.3137 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2.17 units per square kilometre 1.8 units per square kilometre 0.3718 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 3.32 units per square kilometre 3.32 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 3.66 units per square kilometre 3.92 units per square kilometre 0.2542 units per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 4.21 units per square kilometre against 3.87 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
0.34 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 208th and Canada ranks 207th of 212 countries.
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.