What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?

0.94 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia

24.41 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Vanuatu

23.47 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

168th

Vanuatu rank

171st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

Saudi Arabia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 24.41 units per square kilometre against 23.47 units per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.94 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 212 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0968 units per square kilometre	0.0087 units per square kilometre	0.088 units per square kilometre	Saudi Arabia
2000s	7.84 units per square kilometre	2.01 units per square kilometre	5.82 units per square kilometre	Saudi Arabia
2010s	22.7 units per square kilometre	15.38 units per square kilometre	7.32 units per square kilometre	Saudi Arabia
2020s	22.02 units per square kilometre	21.28 units per square kilometre	0.7355 units per square kilometre	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Vanuatu?: Saudi Arabia, at 24.41 units per square kilometre against 23.47 units per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?: 0.94 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?: Saudi Arabia ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st 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: 18 August 2026

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.