Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Kuwait
455.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
47.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100200300400500196519942023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 455.32 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 407.88 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 9.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 0.3507 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.3507 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 7.26 units per square kilometre 0.0686 units per square kilometre 7.19 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 77.9 units per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 72.61 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 364.27 units per square kilometre 28.38 units per square kilometre 335.89 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 414.27 units per square kilometre 43.39 units per square kilometre 370.87 units per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 455.32 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
407.88 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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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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.