Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Puerto Rico
455.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
47.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100200300400500196519942023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 455.1 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 407.66 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 9.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sub-Saharan Africa 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 0.3034 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.3033 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 31.12 units per square kilometre 0.0686 units per square kilometre 31.05 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 225.82 units per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 220.52 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 360.03 units per square kilometre 28.38 units per square kilometre 331.65 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 425.28 units per square kilometre 43.39 units per square kilometre 381.88 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 455.1 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
407.66 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th 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.