New Zealand vs Uruguay: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

New Zealand
24.92 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
27.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
166th
Uruguay rank
163rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
0102030196519942023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 27.43 units per square kilometre against 24.92 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 2.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 166th and Uruguay ranks 163rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0.0157 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 1.6 units per square kilometre 0.4009 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 12.46 units per square kilometre 9.51 units per square kilometre 2.95 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 20.79 units per square kilometre 28.18 units per square kilometre 7.39 units per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 23.35 units per square kilometre 26.83 units per square kilometre 3.48 units per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 27.43 units per square kilometre against 24.92 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Uruguay?
2.51 units per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 166th and Uruguay ranks 163rd 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.