Egypt vs Kenya: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Egypt
106.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
114.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
97th
Kenya rank
95th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
0255075100125196519942023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 114.91 units per square kilometre against 106.81 units per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 8.1 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 95th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya 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 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Egypt
1990s 0.0683 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0594 units per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 18.13 units per square kilometre 11.42 units per square kilometre 6.7 units per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 93.4 units per square kilometre 65.08 units per square kilometre 28.33 units per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 99.73 units per square kilometre 111.46 units per square kilometre 11.73 units per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Egypt or Kenya?
Kenya, at 114.91 units per square kilometre against 106.81 units per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Egypt and Kenya?
8.1 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 95th 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.