France vs Kenya: Mobile cellular subscriptions

France
77.53 million
in 2023
Kenya
71.38 million
in 2024
France rank
26th
Kenya rank
27th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Kenya
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How they compare

France currently reports 77.53 million against 71.38 million in Kenya, a difference of 6.15 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

France ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 214 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 32,502 0 32,502 France
1990s 4.48 million 5,064 4.47 million France
2000s 46.19 million 6.50 million 39.69 million France
2010s 65.43 million 37.28 million 28.15 million France
2020s 75.61 million 64.74 million 10.86 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or Kenya?
France, at 77.53 million against 71.38 million in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and Kenya?
6.15 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kenya?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Kenya rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
France ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 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.