Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Malaysia
152.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
152.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
75th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
74th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150200196519942023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 152.6 units per square kilometre against 152.6 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malaysia ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sao Tome and Principe 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 0.0289 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0289 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 3.36 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 3.36 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 50.98 units per square kilometre 21.5 units per square kilometre 29.48 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 126.83 units per square kilometre 151.99 units per square kilometre 25.16 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 143.82 units per square kilometre 183.94 units per square kilometre 40.11 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 152.6 units per square kilometre against 152.6 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th 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.