Kiribati vs Somalia: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Kiribati
53.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Somalia
53.96 per 100 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
199th
Somalia rank
198th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Kiribati
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 53.96 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati, a difference of 0.44 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.

Kiribati ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0255 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0255 per 100 people Kiribati
2000s 1.49 per 100 people 3.55 per 100 people 2.06 per 100 people Somalia
2010s 28.7 per 100 people 35.7 per 100 people 7.01 per 100 people Somalia
2020s 46.18 per 100 people 51.99 per 100 people 5.81 per 100 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Kiribati or Somalia?
Somalia, at 53.96 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Kiribati and Somalia?
0.44 per 100 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Somalia rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Kiribati ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th 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.