Kenya vs Puerto Rico: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Kenya
126.48 per 100 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico
126.43 per 100 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
69th
Puerto Rico rank
70th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Kenya
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 126.48 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Kenya ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0.077 per 100 people 0.077 per 100 people Puerto Rico
1990s 0.0175 per 100 people 7.35 per 100 people 7.34 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2000s 17.01 per 100 people 53 per 100 people 35.99 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2010s 79.27 per 100 people 91.14 per 100 people 11.86 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2020s 121.63 per 100 people 118.08 per 100 people 3.56 per 100 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya or Puerto Rico?
Kenya, at 126.48 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Kenya and Puerto Rico?
0.05 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Puerto Rico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Puerto Rico rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Kenya ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th 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.