Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre was 17.32 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands stood at 17.32 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 17.32 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 184th 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 Solomon Islands, 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 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1996 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +95.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | +183.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2144 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3894 units per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +175.2% |
| 2009 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 4.13 units per square kilometre | +131.0% |
| 2011 | 9.82 units per square kilometre | +138.0% |
| 2012 | 10.79 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 11.54 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 13.46 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 15.17 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 14.88 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.62 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 17.22 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 17.08 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.93 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.93 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.32 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 17.32 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.48 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 17.32 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.38 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +183.0% | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | 0.1072 units per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +175.2% | 0.3894 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +138.0% | 4.13 units per square kilometre | 9.82 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +131.0% | 1.79 units per square kilometre | 4.13 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 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3968 units per square kilometre | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | 1.79 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 units per square kilometre | 4.13 units per square kilometre | 17.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.06 units per square kilometre | 16.93 units per square kilometre | 17.32 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 181 Bhutan 19.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Sudan 18.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Liberia 17.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Congo 17.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 186 Eritrea 16.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 187 Norway 16.61 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.07 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1335 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (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 Solomon Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 17.32 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.32 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 184th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.