What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kenya and Tanzania?

0.01 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Kenya

1.26 units per person

in 2024

Tanzania

1.27 units per person

in 2024

Kenya rank

71st

Tanzania rank

70th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.27 units per person against 1.26 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 71st and Tanzania ranks 70th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1990s	0.0002 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Tanzania
2000s	0.1701 units per person	0.1234 units per person	0.0468 units per person	Kenya
2010s	0.7927 units per person	0.6583 units per person	0.1344 units per person	Kenya
2020s	1.22 units per person	0.99 units per person	0.2263 units per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Kenya or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 1.27 units per person against 1.26 units per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kenya and Tanzania?: 0.01 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Kenya ranks 71st and Tanzania ranks 70th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.