Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 23.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America, 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
North America recorded 23.58 units per square kilometre for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 23.58 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places North America 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 0.3238 units per square kilometre | 5.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.62 units per square kilometre | 6.52 units per square kilometre | 16.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.51 units per square kilometre | 17.17 units per square kilometre | 21.54 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.39 units per square kilometre | 21.26 units per square kilometre | 23.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 43 Liechtenstein, Principality of 314.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Gambia, The 312.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 301.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Germany 301.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 298.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Switzerland 292.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 St. Lucia 289.18 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America was 23.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.58 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does North America rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.