Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Radio sets

Guinea-Bissau
45.75 per 1,000 people
in 2002
Somalia
61.87 per 1,000 people
in 2001
Guinea-Bissau rank
52nd
Somalia rank
51st

Radio sets over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 61.87 per 1,000 people against 45.75 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 16.12 per 1,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 16.95 per 1,000 people 14.88 per 1,000 people 2.07 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1980s 33.29 per 1,000 people 29.87 per 1,000 people 3.42 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 39.78 per 1,000 people 59.8 per 1,000 people 20.01 per 1,000 people Somalia
2000s 44.7 per 1,000 people 62.69 per 1,000 people 18 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher radio sets, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
Somalia, at 61.87 per 1,000 people against 45.75 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2001.
What is the difference in radio sets between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
16.12 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2001.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for radio sets?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Radio sets (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
Radio sets (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
58 places, 1,538 data points, 1970–2008
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Radio sets per 1000 inhabitants is obtained by dividing the number of radio sets in use by the population and multiplying by 1000.