Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vietnam: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa
47.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
419.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th
Vietnam rank
29th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Vietnam
0100200300400196519942023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 419.4 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 371.96 units per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 8.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Vietnam ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Vietnam 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
1990s 0.0686 units per square kilometre 0.2524 units per square kilometre 0.1838 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 5.29 units per square kilometre 82.61 units per square kilometre 77.31 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 28.38 units per square kilometre 404.74 units per square kilometre 376.37 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 43.39 units per square kilometre 433.23 units per square kilometre 389.84 units per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 419.4 units per square kilometre against 47.44 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
371.96 units per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Vietnam ranks 29th of 47 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.