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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
64.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
673.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Netherlands rank
17th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 673.15 units per square kilometre against 64.64 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 608.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 10.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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 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 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.3948 units per square kilometre 0.3935 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.1602 units per square kilometre 42.26 units per square kilometre 42.1 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 9.37 units per square kilometre 462.87 units per square kilometre 453.5 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 35.26 units per square kilometre 602.14 units per square kilometre 566.87 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 61.09 units per square kilometre 643.79 units per square kilometre 582.69 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 or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 673.15 units per square kilometre against 64.64 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
608.51 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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.