What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kiribati and Somalia?

0.0044 units per person, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?

52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Kiribati vs Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Kiribati

0.5352 units per person

in 2024

Somalia

0.5396 units per person

in 2023

Kiribati rank

199th

Somalia rank

198th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Kiribati
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.5396 units per person against 0.5352 units per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0044 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Kiribati ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Somalia	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	0.0003 units per person	0 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Kiribati
2000s	0.0149 units per person	0.0355 units per person	0.0206 units per person	Somalia
2010s	0.287 units per person	0.357 units per person	0.0701 units per person	Somalia
2020s	0.4618 units per person	0.5199 units per person	0.0581 units per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Kiribati or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.5396 units per person against 0.5352 units per person in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kiribati and Somalia?: 0.0044 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Somalia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Kiribati ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th 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.