North Korea vs Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
North Korea
52.77 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Samoa
48.32 units per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea rank
143rd
Samoa rank
145th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 52.77 units per square kilometre against 48.32 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 4.45 units per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Samoa ahead.
North Korea ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 145th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Samoa | 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 units per square kilometre | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 8.38 units per square kilometre | 8.38 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 23.11 units per square kilometre | 38.88 units per square kilometre | 15.77 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 50.81 units per square kilometre | 32.65 units per square kilometre | 18.16 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, North Korea or Samoa?
- North Korea, at 52.77 units per square kilometre against 48.32 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between North Korea and Samoa?
- 4.45 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Samoa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 145th 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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About this data
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.