Kenya vs Nigeria: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 681.67 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 91.49 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.96 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 3.62 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9 per 1,000 people | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 5.49 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 183.62 per 1,000 people | 171.73 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 653.7 per 1,000 people | 573.92 per 1,000 people | 79.77 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 Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 681.67 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 91.49 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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.