Kenya vs Puerto Rico: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Kenya
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 126.48 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0.077 per 100 people | 0.077 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0175 per 100 people | 7.35 per 100 people | 7.34 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 17.01 per 100 people | 53 per 100 people | 35.99 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 79.27 per 100 people | 91.14 per 100 people | 11.86 per 100 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 121.63 per 100 people | 118.08 per 100 people | 3.56 per 100 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Kenya or Puerto Rico?
- Kenya, at 126.48 per 100 people against 126.43 per 100 people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Kenya and Puerto Rico?
- 0.05 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Puerto Rico?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Puerto Rico rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as 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
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.