Guinea vs Somalia: Number of people using the Internet

Guinea
3.92 million users
in 2021
Somalia
4.12 million users
in 2021
Guinea rank
106th
Somalia rank
103rd

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.12 million users against 3.92 million users in Guinea, a difference of 200,490 users.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Guinea ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 103rd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,005 users 351.54 users 653.41 users Guinea
2000s 51,614 users 80,024 users 28,411 users Somalia
2010s 1.08 million users 241,003 users 840,099 users Guinea
2020s 3.71 million users 3.31 million users 396,920 users Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4.12 million users against 3.92 million users in Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Guinea and Somalia?
200,490 users, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Guinea ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 103rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
users
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The number of individuals using the Internet.