Kenya vs Mali: Mobile phone subscribers

Kenya
674.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali
683.22 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Kenya rank
25th
Mali rank
23rd

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Kenya
  • Mali
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Mali currently reports 683.22 per 1,000 people against 674.86 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 8.36 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Kenya ranks 25th and Mali ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali 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 0.1723 per 1,000 people 0.1393 per 1,000 people 0.0329 per 1,000 people Kenya
2000s 172.71 per 1,000 people 94.52 per 1,000 people 78.18 per 1,000 people Kenya
2010s 645.59 per 1,000 people 583.66 per 1,000 people 61.94 per 1,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Kenya or Mali?
Mali, at 683.22 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 Kenya and Mali?
8.36 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Kenya ranks 25th and Mali ranks 23rd 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.