Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Rwanda: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
47.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
517.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
24th
Rwanda rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Rwanda
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 517.35 units per square kilometre against 47.91 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 469.44 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 10.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Rwanda 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 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 0.2945 units per square kilometre 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.2297 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 17.1 units per square kilometre 21.8 units per square kilometre 4.71 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 43.07 units per square kilometre 299.88 units per square kilometre 256.81 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 46.55 units per square kilometre 458.88 units per square kilometre 412.33 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 517.35 units per square kilometre against 47.91 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
469.44 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
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.