Table 1 An overview of the mobile phone data and geographic characteristics of the three countries analyzed
From: Multinational patterns of seasonal asymmetry in human movement influence infectious disease dynamics
Kenya | Namibia | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|
Population | 40 M | 2.3 M | 182 M |
Total area | 225,000 sq miles | 319,000 sq miles | 307,000 sq miles |
Population/area | 178 per sq miles | 7.2 per sq miles | 592 per sq miles |
District population (mean, 1–3rd quantile) | 416 K (216–504 K) | 20 K (12–25 K) | 570 K (202–709 K) |
Average district area | 11,492 sq miles | 7875 sq miles | 25,252 sq miles |
Mobile phone data | |||
Time frame of data | June 2008–June 2009, excluding February 2009 | October 2010–April 2014 | June 2013–December 2013 |
Total number of subscribers in the data | 14,816,521 | See Supplementary Information | 39,785,786 |
Number of districts (admin 2 level) with mobile phone towers | 69 | 105 | 113 |
Percentage of districts with a mobile phone tower | 100% | 87% | 88% |
