Eritrea vs Kiribati: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Eritrea
59.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Kiribati
53.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
196th
Kiribati rank
199th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Eritrea
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 59.12 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati, a difference of 5.6 per 100 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.

Eritrea ranks 196th and Kiribati ranks 199th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0 per 100 people 0.0255 per 100 people 0.0255 per 100 people Kiribati
2000s 1.64 per 100 people 1.49 per 100 people 0.1528 per 100 people Eritrea
2010s 15.94 per 100 people 27.03 per 100 people 11.09 per 100 people Kiribati
2020s 55.87 per 100 people 44.49 per 100 people 11.38 per 100 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Eritrea or Kiribati?
Eritrea, at 59.12 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Eritrea and Kiribati?
5.6 per 100 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kiribati?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Kiribati rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Eritrea ranks 196th and Kiribati ranks 199th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.