How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Maldives?

51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.

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.

IDA blend vs Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

IDA blend

128.79 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Maldives

2,499 units per square kilometre

in 2023

IDA blend rank

8th

Maldives rank

7th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

IDA blend
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2,499 units per square kilometre against 128.79 units per square kilometre in IDA blend, a difference of 2,370 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 19.4 times IDA blend's.

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

IDA blend ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 7th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Maldives	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 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	—
1990s	0.0284 units per square kilometre	1.95 units per square kilometre	1.92 units per square kilometre	Maldives
2000s	14.49 units per square kilometre	643.25 units per square kilometre	628.77 units per square kilometre	Maldives
2010s	75.46 units per square kilometre	2,338 units per square kilometre	2,263 units per square kilometre	Maldives
2020s	122.23 units per square kilometre	2,407 units per square kilometre	2,285 units per square kilometre	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, IDA blend or Maldives?: Maldives, at 2,499 units per square kilometre against 128.79 units per square kilometre in IDA blend as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between IDA blend and Maldives?: 2,370 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Maldives?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and Maldives rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?: IDA blend ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 7th of 47 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: 18 August 2026

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.