Singapore vs South Asia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Singapore
13,965 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
423.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
South Asia rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • South Asia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196519942023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 13,965 units per square kilometre against 423.99 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 13,541 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 32.9 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Asia ahead.

Singapore ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore South Asia 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 9.23 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 9.23 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 743.19 units per square kilometre 0.1828 units per square kilometre 743.01 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 6,526 units per square kilometre 60.72 units per square kilometre 6,465 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 11,632 units per square kilometre 394.68 units per square kilometre 11,237 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 12,886 units per square kilometre 420.38 units per square kilometre 12,465 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Singapore or South Asia?
Singapore, at 13,965 units per square kilometre against 423.99 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Singapore and South Asia?
13,541 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Asia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Singapore and South Asia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st 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.