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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 27.9% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.12 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 132,726 (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.72 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 92.47 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
- Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 90.0% (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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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.