Bangladesh vs Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1,468 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
2,499 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Maldives rank
7th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2,499 units per square kilometre against 1,468 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,031 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives 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 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1990s 0.1985 units per square kilometre 1.95 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 126.39 units per square kilometre 643.25 units per square kilometre 516.86 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 951.48 units per square kilometre 2,338 units per square kilometre 1,387 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1,417 units per square kilometre 2,407 units per square kilometre 990.34 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 2,499 units per square kilometre against 1,468 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
1,031 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th 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.