Somalia, Fed. Rep. vs Yemen, Rep.: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Somalia, Fed. Rep.
53.96 per 100 people
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
50.89 per 100 people
in 2023
Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank
198th
Yemen, Rep. rank
200th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Somalia, Fed. Rep. currently reports 53.96 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen, Rep., a difference of 3.07 per 100 people.

That makes Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s figure about 1.1 times Yemen, Rep.'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 198th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 200th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia, Fed. Rep. averaged higher in 1 and Yemen, Rep. in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia, Fed. Rep. Yemen, Rep. 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0 per 100 people 0.0518 per 100 people 0.0518 per 100 people Yemen, Rep.
2000s 3.55 per 100 people 11.13 per 100 people 7.58 per 100 people Yemen, Rep.
2010s 35.7 per 100 people 48.07 per 100 people 12.37 per 100 people Yemen, Rep.
2020s 51.99 per 100 people 46.79 per 100 people 5.2 per 100 people Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Yemen, Rep.?
Somalia, Fed. Rep., at 53.96 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen, Rep. as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Yemen, Rep.?
3.07 per 100 people, with Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Yemen, Rep.?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 198th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 200th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.