Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 72.98 per 100 people against 68.17 per 100 people in Kenya, a difference of 4.81 per 100 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4157 per 100 people | 0.6397 per 100 people | 0.224 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.5958 per 100 people | 1.66 per 100 people | 1.06 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.9004 per 100 people | 2.32 per 100 people | 1.42 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 18.36 per 100 people | 17.47 per 100 people | 0.888 per 100 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 65.37 per 100 people | 69.91 per 100 people | 4.54 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 72.98 per 100 people against 68.17 per 100 people in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.81 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.