Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre was 31.85 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 31.85 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 31.85 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +391.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | +102.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | +733.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5348 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2003 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 2.21 units per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 3.45 units per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 2006 | 4.28 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 5.35 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 6.42 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 7.13 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 14.23 units per square kilometre | +99.6% |
| 2011 | 17.07 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 17.86 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 18.21 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.41 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.01 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.52 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 20.18 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.08 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 22 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 26.53 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 29.12 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 31.85 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 31.85 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.71 units per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 31.85 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.09 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +733.3% | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 0.1783 units per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +391.8% | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +200.0% | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | 0.5348 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | 7.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.86 units per square kilometre | 14.23 units per square kilometre | 22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.16 units per square kilometre | 26.53 units per square kilometre | 31.85 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 Afghanistan 35.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Peru 32.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Micronesia (country) 32.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Zambia 28.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Uruguay 27.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Turks and Caicos Islands 26.41 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 31.85 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.85 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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 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.