Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 171.26 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 171.26 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 171.26 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8214 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 3.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.15 units per square kilometre | 6.61 units per square kilometre | 75.37 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.49 units per square kilometre | 87.57 units per square kilometre | 169.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.76 units per square kilometre | 166.33 units per square kilometre | 171.26 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Macau, China 41,640 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Hong Kong (China) 22,647 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Monaco 19,452 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 13,965 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 3,671 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 3,020 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 171.26 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 171.26 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 Γ· 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.