South Africa vs Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
South Africa
89.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
90.05 units per square kilometre
in 2022
South Africa rank
115th
Tonga rank
114th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 90.05 units per square kilometre against 89.37 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.68 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tonga ahead.
South Africa ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tonga | 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 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | 0.8724 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 22.91 units per square kilometre | 33.51 units per square kilometre | 10.61 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 64.89 units per square kilometre | 100.32 units per square kilometre | 35.42 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 81.49 units per square kilometre | 88.5 units per square kilometre | 7.02 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, South Africa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 90.05 units per square kilometre against 89.37 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between South Africa and Tonga?
- 0.68 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 114th 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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About this data
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.