What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Least developed countries and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.58 units per square kilometre, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

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

Least developed countries

46.86 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

47.44 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Least developed countries rank

28th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

26th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

Least developed countries
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 47.44 units per square kilometre against 46.86 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.58 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Least developed countries	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 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	0.0087 units per square kilometre	0.0686 units per square kilometre	0.0599 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	3.67 units per square kilometre	5.29 units per square kilometre	1.62 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	27.65 units per square kilometre	28.38 units per square kilometre	0.7306 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	43.2 units per square kilometre	43.39 units per square kilometre	0.1953 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Least developed countries or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 47.44 units per square kilometre against 46.86 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Least developed countries and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.58 units per square kilometre, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?: Least developed countries ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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: 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.