Kenya vs Nigeria: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 68.17 per 100 people against 59.02 per 100 people in Nigeria, a difference of 9.15 per 100 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5958 per 100 people | 0.234 per 100 people | 0.3618 per 100 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.9004 per 100 people | 0.3518 per 100 people | 0.5486 per 100 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 18.36 per 100 people | 17.17 per 100 people | 1.19 per 100 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 65.37 per 100 people | 57.39 per 100 people | 7.98 per 100 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 68.17 per 100 people against 59.02 per 100 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 9.15 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.