Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total is 76.35 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places IDA & IBRD total 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.52 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | 37.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.91 units per square kilometre | 43.97 units per square kilometre | 70.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.85 units per square kilometre | 71.26 units per square kilometre | 76.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 13 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 782.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 752.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Palestine, State of 688.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 San Marino, Republic of 683.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Netherlands 673.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Israel 655.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Japan 608.71 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.