Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia
Somalia: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia, 2012–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia is 0.723 per 100 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia peaked at 0.723 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.321 per 100 people, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.321 per 100 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.4662 per 100 people | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5248 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5939 per 100 people | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6412 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.657 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6113 per 100 people | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7147 per 100 people | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.689 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6685 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.723 per 100 people | +8.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.723 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.723 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.545 per 100 people | 0.321 per 100 people | 0.657 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 per 100 people | 0.6685 per 100 people | 0.723 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More science & technology data for Somalia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.321 per 100 people in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Somalia ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.