Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
12.01 % change on previous year
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th
Somalia rank
18th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Somalia
0100200300400500198920072025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 12.01 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.46 % change on previous year.

That makes Somalia's figure about 4.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 26.59 % change on previous year 33.3 % change on previous year 6.72 % change on previous year Somalia
2010s 2.6 % change on previous year 38.02 % change on previous year 35.42 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s 2.84 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 12.01 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
9.46 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 7,946 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.