Singapore vs Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Singapore
- Somalia
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 9.96 million against 9.91 million in Somalia, a difference of 54,760.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Singapore ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 94th of 214 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 6,187 | 0 | 6,187 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 497,937 | 0 | 497,937 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.50 million | 388,300 | 4.11 million | Singapore |
| 2010s | 8.25 million | 5.09 million | 3.15 million | Singapore |
| 2020s | 9.25 million | 9.11 million | 142,515 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Singapore or Somalia?
- Singapore, at 9.96 million against 9.91 million in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Singapore and Somalia?
- 54,760, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Somalia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Somalia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Singapore ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 94th 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
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.