Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre by country
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.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
41,640 units per square kilometre
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Lowest
0.1618 units per square kilometre
Greenland
Median
97.69 units per square kilometre
Years covered
59
1965–2023
Data points
11,974
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 41,640 units per square kilometre in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; the lowest is 0.1618 units per square kilometre in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.69 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 679.55 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 170 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Northern Mariana Islands (up 2,576.3%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 47.9%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 41,640 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 22,647 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Monaco | 19,452 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 13,965 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 3,671 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 3,020 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Maldives | 2,499 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Malta | 2,342 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1,468 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Bermuda | 1,262 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritius | 1,054 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Korea, Republic of | 859.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Aruba | 782.31 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Barbados | 752.28 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Palestine | 688.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 16 | San Marino, Republic of | 683.33 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands, The | 673.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 655.88 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 608.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 20 | El Salvador | 547.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 528.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 517.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Naoero, Republic of | 514.35 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Comoros, Union of the | 501.99 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Kuwait | 455.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 455.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 451.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 423.14 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Vietnam | 419.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Lebanon | 415.62 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 415.57 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Qatar | 409.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 396.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 393.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Curaçao | 391.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 36 | India | 389.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 373.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 38 | Seychelles | 359.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 348.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Burundi | 336.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Grenada | 329.28 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Tuvalu | 329.27 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 314.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 44 | Gambia, The | 312.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Jamaica | 301.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Germany | 301.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 298.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 292.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 49 | St. Lucia | 289.18 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 272.1 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Andorra, Principality of | 268.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Italy | 265.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 53 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 264.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Nigeria | 246.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 245.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 243.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Thailand | 236.69 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 58 | British Virgin Islands | 236.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 59 | United States Virgin Islands | 226.06 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 215.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 61 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 213.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 62 | China (People’s Republic of) | 194.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 192.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Denmark | 188.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Indonesia | 186.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 185.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji, Republic of | 182.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Guam | 181.48 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 2,291.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Czech Republic | 176.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Poland, Republic of | 171.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 168.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovak Republic | 158.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Cyprus | 155.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 74 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 152.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Malaysia | 152.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 146.72 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cabo Verde | 146.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 145.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 79 | France | 143.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia, Republic of | 140.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 140.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Malawi | 136.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia, Republic of | 135.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 134.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 134.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 133.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 129.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 125.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 123.71 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Spain | 122.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 120.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Türkiye, Republic of | 119.84 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 119.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 116.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Kenya | 114.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 111.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 106.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 105.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 104.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 104.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 103.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | 102.42 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Serbia, Republic of | 101.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 104 | Myanmar | 100.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 859.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 97.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 97.62 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 96.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Albania | 95.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Panama | 94.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 93.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 92.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 91.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | 90.05 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 115 | South Africa | 89.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 88.41 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 88.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | 87.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Ukraine | 86.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 86.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | 85.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Kiribati | 83.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | 83.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia, Republic of | 81.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 79.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Colombia | 78.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 127 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 77.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominica | 75.91 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Mexico | 74.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Cuba | 73.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 73.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Ecuador | 73.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Honduras | 70.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 68.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania, Republic of | 62.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 60.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Belarus, Republic of | 57.92 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 57.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea | 57.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 57.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 52.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 52.77 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Palau, Republic of | 52.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 145 | Samoa | 48.32 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Estonia, Republic of | 48.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Northern Mariana Islands | 44.51 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 2,576.3% | volatile |
| 148 | United States | 42.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Faroe Islands | 41.71 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Madagascar, Republic of | 40.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Kyrgyz Republic | 40.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahamas, The | 39.92 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 38.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Yemen, Republic of | 37.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Sweden | 36.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia, Republic of | 36.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Chile | 35.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 35.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Peru | 32.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.01 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 31.85 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Zambia | 28.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | 27.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26.41 units per square kilometre | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | 25.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 166 | New Zealand | 24.92 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 24.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Djibouti | 24.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Finland | 23.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 23.47 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Argentina | 22.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 22.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Paraguay | 21.88 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Algeria | 21.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Mali | 21.2 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Angola | 20.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Oman | 20.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Mozambique, Republic of | 20.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Bhutan | 19.72 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Sudan | 18.56 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 183 | Liberia | 17.89 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 17.32 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Congo, Republic of | 17.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Eritrea, The State of | 16.64 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 559.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 16.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Russian Federation | 16.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Somalia | 15.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 190 | New Caledonia | 14.4 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Niger | 13.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | 13.31 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Belize | 11.86 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Gabon | 11.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Bolivia | 11.32 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 196 | American Samoa | 11.25 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Chad | 10.77 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 9.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 199 | South Sudan, Republic of | 8.47 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 200 | Libya | 7.92 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Botswana | 7.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 7.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Suriname | 6.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Iceland | 4.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 4.42 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Guyana | 4.38 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Canada | 4.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Australia | 3.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Central African Republic | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Namibia | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Mongolia | 3.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Greenland | 0.1618 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 423.99 units per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 423.99 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 171.26 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 170.35 units per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 151.63 units per square kilometre
- Euro area 149.52 units per square kilometre
- European Union 138.49 units per square kilometre
- IDA blend 128.79 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 128.22 units per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 117.9 units per square kilometre
- Middle income 97.91 units per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 95.21 units per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.