Eritrea vs Somalia: Mobile phone subscribers

Eritrea
44.68 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Somalia
68.54 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eritrea rank
53rd
Somalia rank
52nd

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Eritrea
  • Somalia
020406080196019852011

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 68.54 per 1,000 people against 44.68 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 23.86 per 1,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1990s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
2000s 9.42 per 1,000 people 45.45 per 1,000 people 36.03 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 39.97 per 1,000 people 69 per 1,000 people 29.03 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Eritrea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 68.54 per 1,000 people against 44.68 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Eritrea and Somalia?
23.86 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Eritrea ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 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 subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.