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