Kenya vs Zambia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 68.17 per 100 people against 61.23 per 100 people in Zambia, a difference of 6.94 per 100 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2946 per 100 people | 0.4834 per 100 people | 0.1888 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.4091 per 100 people | 0.5607 per 100 people | 0.1516 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.5816 per 100 people | 0.6636 per 100 people | 0.082 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9004 per 100 people | 0.9072 per 100 people | 0.0068 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 18.36 per 100 people | 12.52 per 100 people | 5.84 per 100 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 65.37 per 100 people | 52.14 per 100 people | 13.23 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 Zambia?
- Kenya, at 68.17 per 100 people against 61.23 per 100 people in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Kenya and Zambia?
- 6.94 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.