Europe & Central Asia vs India: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
44.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
389.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
31st
India rank
36th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • India
0100200300400196519942023

How they compare

India currently reports 389.67 units per square kilometre against 44.11 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 345.56 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st and India ranks 36th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia India 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 0.1162 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.1162 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1990s 1.76 units per square kilometre 0.1469 units per square kilometre 1.61 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
2000s 24.3 units per square kilometre 49.47 units per square kilometre 25.17 units per square kilometre India
2010s 40.59 units per square kilometre 335.21 units per square kilometre 294.62 units per square kilometre India
2020s 42.76 units per square kilometre 387.57 units per square kilometre 344.81 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or India?
India, at 389.67 units per square kilometre against 44.11 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and India?
345.56 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st and India ranks 36th 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.