Kenya vs Sudan: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 744.2 per 1,000 people against 681.67 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 62.53 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 53 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 0.104 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.09 per 1,000 people | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 0.9319 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.82 per 1,000 people | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 2.73 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9 per 1,000 people | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 4.77 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 183.62 per 1,000 people | 155.17 per 1,000 people | 28.46 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 653.7 per 1,000 people | 649.43 per 1,000 people | 4.27 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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 744.2 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 Sudan?
- 62.53 per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.