Eritrea vs Somalia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 80.19 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 24.72 per 1,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 per 1,000 people | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 3.18 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 18 per 1,000 people | 54.9 per 1,000 people | 36.9 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 45.59 per 1,000 people | 80.19 per 1,000 people | 34.6 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 80.19 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 24.72 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Eritrea ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and 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. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.