Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Netherlands: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
69.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
673.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th
Netherlands rank
17th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Netherlands
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 673.15 units per square kilometre against 69.84 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 603.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 9.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Netherlands 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 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.3948 units per square kilometre 0.3947 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.0504 units per square kilometre 42.26 units per square kilometre 42.21 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 8.34 units per square kilometre 462.87 units per square kilometre 454.52 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 34.64 units per square kilometre 602.14 units per square kilometre 567.49 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 66.38 units per square kilometre 643.79 units per square kilometre 577.4 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 673.15 units per square kilometre against 69.84 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands?
603.31 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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

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.