Kenya vs Zambia: Mobile phone subscribers
Kenya
674.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zambia
605.91 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Kenya rank
25th
Zambia rank
26th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 674.86 per 1,000 people against 605.91 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 68.95 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | 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 | 0.1723 per 1,000 people | 0.4641 per 1,000 people | 0.2918 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 172.71 per 1,000 people | 117.33 per 1,000 people | 55.37 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 645.59 per 1,000 people | 513.65 per 1,000 people | 131.95 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 Zambia?
- Kenya, at 674.86 per 1,000 people against 605.91 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Kenya and Zambia?
- 68.95 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.