Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.63 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
348.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd
United Kingdom rank
39th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom
0100200300196519942023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 348.57 units per square kilometre against 27.63 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 320.94 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 12.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom 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 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.8288 units per square kilometre 0.8266 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.1371 units per square kilometre 30.58 units per square kilometre 30.44 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 10.9 units per square kilometre 253.67 units per square kilometre 242.78 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 24.66 units per square kilometre 324.98 units per square kilometre 300.32 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 26.55 units per square kilometre 335.65 units per square kilometre 309.1 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 348.57 units per square kilometre against 27.63 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
320.94 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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.