Kenya vs Mali: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Kenya
681.67 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali
689.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Kenya rank
25th
Mali rank
24th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Kenya
  • Mali
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Mali currently reports 689.83 per 1,000 people against 681.67 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 8.16 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 25th and Mali ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 2.95 per 1,000 people 0.4645 per 1,000 people 2.48 per 1,000 people Kenya
1970s 4.09 per 1,000 people 0.5525 per 1,000 people 3.54 per 1,000 people Kenya
1980s 5.82 per 1,000 people 0.894 per 1,000 people 4.92 per 1,000 people Kenya
1990s 9 per 1,000 people 2.04 per 1,000 people 6.97 per 1,000 people Kenya
2000s 183.62 per 1,000 people 99.67 per 1,000 people 83.95 per 1,000 people Kenya
2010s 653.7 per 1,000 people 590.69 per 1,000 people 63.01 per 1,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Kenya or Mali?
Mali, at 689.83 per 1,000 people against 681.67 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Kenya and Mali?
8.16 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Kenya ranks 25th and Mali ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (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
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.