Kenya vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Kenya
71.38 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
84.10 million
in 2024
Kenya rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 84.10 million against 71.38 million in Kenya, a difference of 12.73 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 213 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 200,500 200,500 United Kingdom
1990s 5,064 7.40 million 7.39 million United Kingdom
2000s 6.50 million 61.37 million 54.87 million United Kingdom
2010s 37.28 million 78.62 million 41.34 million United Kingdom
2020s 66.07 million 81.78 million 15.71 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Kenya or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 84.10 million against 71.38 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Kenya and United Kingdom?
12.73 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.