Colombia vs Mexico: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre

Colombia
78.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
74.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
126th
Mexico rank
129th

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 78.74 units per square kilometre against 74.57 units per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 4.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 126th and Mexico ranks 129th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.5332 units per square kilometre 0.8244 units per square kilometre 0.2912 units per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 17.65 units per square kilometre 23.55 units per square kilometre 5.91 units per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 49.97 units per square kilometre 55.27 units per square kilometre 5.3 units per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 70.06 units per square kilometre 68.2 units per square kilometre 1.85 units per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 78.74 units per square kilometre against 74.57 units per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre between Colombia and Mexico?
4.17 units per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 126th and Mexico ranks 129th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, 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 by country, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 8,465 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 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.