Kenya vs Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.1168 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0877 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
188th
Somalia rank
191st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
00.250.50.7511.2196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1168 units per square kilometre against 0.0877 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0291 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 188th and Somalia ranks 191st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0492 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0472 units per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0685 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0665 units per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.2089 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.1912 units per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 0.4215 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.3949 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.686 units per square kilometre 0.1267 units per square kilometre 0.5593 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.3107 units per square kilometre 0.1144 units per square kilometre 0.1963 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.1113 units per square kilometre 0.1307 units per square kilometre 0.0194 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Kenya or Somalia?
Kenya, at 0.1168 units per square kilometre against 0.0877 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Kenya and Somalia?
0.0291 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 188th and Somalia ranks 191st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.