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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
44.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
419.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th
Viet Nam rank
29th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Viet Nam
0100200300400196519942023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 419.4 units per square kilometre against 44.22 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 375.18 units per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Viet Nam 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0685 units per square kilometre 0.2524 units per square kilometre 0.1839 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 5.29 units per square kilometre 82.61 units per square kilometre 77.31 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 28.14 units per square kilometre 404.74 units per square kilometre 376.6 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 40.72 units per square kilometre 433.23 units per square kilometre 392.51 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 419.4 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
375.18 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 29th of 45 groups.
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.