El Salvador vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

El Salvador
547.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
608.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Japan rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 608.71 units per square kilometre against 547.24 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 61.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan 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 0.3128 units per square kilometre 0.3128 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.53 units per square kilometre 52.52 units per square kilometre 48.99 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 156.32 units per square kilometre 255.47 units per square kilometre 99.15 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 439.82 units per square kilometre 430.59 units per square kilometre 9.23 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 529.29 units per square kilometre 568.01 units per square kilometre 38.72 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 608.71 units per square kilometre against 547.24 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Japan?
61.47 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th 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.