Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 53.96 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia stood at 53.96. That is the highest value across all 52 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 landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia peaked at 53.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Somalia ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0.9051 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9241 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | +92.8% |
| 2004 | 4.86 | +141.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.01 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.38 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.36 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.29 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.58 | +175.7% |
| 2012 | 18.46 | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 40.27 | +118.2% |
| 2014 | 41.23 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 42.27 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 46.37 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 47.73 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.53 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 51.32 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 53.11 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 51.21 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 49.68 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 53.96 | +8.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 53.96 is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 53.96 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 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% | 5.29 | 14.58 |
| 2004 | +141.0% | 2.02 | 4.86 |
| 2013 | +118.2% | 18.46 | 40.27 |
| 2003 | +92.8% | 1.05 | 2.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 0.9051 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 | 5.29 | 51.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.99 | 49.68 | 53.96 | 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 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Somalia was 53.96 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Somalia ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 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 landline subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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 landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.