Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.5396 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5396 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.5396 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Somalia 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0091 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0092 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 units per person | +92.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0486 units per person | +141.0% |
| 2005 | 0.047 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.053 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0536 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0529 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1458 units per person | +175.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1846 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4027 units per person | +118.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4123 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4227 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4637 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4773 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4953 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5132 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5311 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5121 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4968 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5396 units per person | +8.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5396 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5396 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +175.7% | 0.0529 units per person | 0.1458 units per person |
| 2004 | +141.0% | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0486 units per person |
| 2013 | +118.2% | 0.1846 units per person | 0.4027 units per person |
| 2003 | +92.8% | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0202 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0355 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0538 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.357 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | 0.5132 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5199 units per person | 0.4968 units per person | 0.5396 units per person | 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 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Somalia was 0.5396 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5396 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.