Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Somalia ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 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, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Somalia, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 205 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.