Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Equatorial Guinea
49.54 per 100 people
in 2022
Somalia
53.96 per 100 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
201st
Somalia rank
198th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 53.96 per 100 people against 49.54 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 4.42 per 100 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st and Somalia ranks 198th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0199 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0199 per 100 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.95 per 100 people | 3.55 per 100 people | 5.4 per 100 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 37.03 per 100 people | 35.7 per 100 people | 1.33 per 100 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 46.44 per 100 people | 51.33 per 100 people | 4.89 per 100 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 53.96 per 100 people against 49.54 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
- 4.42 per 100 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st 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 and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.