Cayman Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Cayman Islands
415.57 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
47.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100200300400500196519942023

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 415.57 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 368.13 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 8.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Sub-Saharan Africa 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 11.5 units per square kilometre 0.0706 units per square kilometre 11.43 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2000s 243.15 units per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 237.85 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 402.7 units per square kilometre 27.69 units per square kilometre 375.01 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s 416.3 units per square kilometre 42.05 units per square kilometre 374.26 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Cayman Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cayman Islands, at 415.57 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
368.13 units per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Cayman Islands ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th 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.