Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Qatar
409.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
44.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Qatar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400196519942023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 409.19 units per square kilometre against 44.22 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 364.97 units per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 9.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Qatar ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1990s 2.31 units per square kilometre 0.0685 units per square kilometre 2.25 units per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 66.42 units per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 61.13 units per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 285.85 units per square kilometre 28.14 units per square kilometre 257.7 units per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 371.4 units per square kilometre 40.72 units per square kilometre 330.68 units per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Qatar, at 409.19 units per square kilometre against 44.22 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
364.97 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.