Nepal vs Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre

Nepal
243.94 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
246.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
56th
Nigeria rank
54th

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre over time

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
0100200300198020012023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 246.4 units per square kilometre against 243.94 units per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 2.46 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nepal ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 54th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1990s 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 10.25 units per square kilometre 26.68 units per square kilometre 16.42 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 179.39 units per square kilometre 150.3 units per square kilometre 29.09 units per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 257.04 units per square kilometre 232.22 units per square kilometre 24.82 units per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 246.4 units per square kilometre against 243.94 units per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre between Nepal and Nigeria?
2.46 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 54th 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.