Kenya vs Nigeria: Mobile phone subscribers
Kenya
674.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria
585.75 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Kenya rank
25th
Nigeria rank
28th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 674.86 per 1,000 people against 585.75 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 89.11 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 53 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | 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 | 0.0954 per 1,000 people | 0.0768 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 172.71 per 1,000 people | 163.89 per 1,000 people | 8.82 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 645.59 per 1,000 people | 568.4 per 1,000 people | 77.2 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 Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 674.86 per 1,000 people against 585.75 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 89.11 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 28th 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.