Somalia vs Yemen: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Somalia
53.96 per 100 people
in 2023
Yemen
50.89 per 100 people
in 2023
Somalia rank
198th
Yemen rank
200th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 53.96 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen, a difference of 3.07 per 100 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 200th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen 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 per 100 people 0.0518 per 100 people 0.0518 per 100 people Yemen
2000s 3.55 per 100 people 11.13 per 100 people 7.58 per 100 people Yemen
2010s 35.7 per 100 people 48.07 per 100 people 12.37 per 100 people Yemen
2020s 51.99 per 100 people 46.79 per 100 people 5.2 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, Somalia or Yemen?
Somalia, at 53.96 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Somalia and Yemen?
3.07 per 100 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Somalia ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 200th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile and landline 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed