Lower middle income vs Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Lower middle income
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
13th
Somalia rank
12th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP β€”
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP β€”
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2010s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Somalia?
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Somalia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,883 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.