Eswatini vs Kenya: Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Eswatini
717.89 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Kenya
674.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eswatini rank
22nd
Kenya rank
25th
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 717.89 per 1,000 people against 674.86 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 43.03 per 1,000 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Eswatini ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th of 53 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 0.1723 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 234.71 per 1,000 people | 172.71 per 1,000 people | 62 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 702.76 per 1,000 people | 645.59 per 1,000 people | 57.17 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Eswatini, at 717.89 per 1,000 people against 674.86 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 43.03 per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th 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
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.