Ethiopia vs Somalia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 176.5 per 1,000 people against 80.19 per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 96.31 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3829 per 1,000 people | 0.443 per 1,000 people | 0.0601 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 0.5447 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 0.1219 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 18.82 per 1,000 people | 54.9 per 1,000 people | 36.08 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 93.59 per 1,000 people | 80.19 per 1,000 people | 13.4 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Ethiopia, at 176.5 per 1,000 people against 80.19 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 96.31 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Ethiopia ranks 51st 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.