Fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia
Somalia: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia, 2012–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia stood at 0.723 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia peaked at 0.723 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.321 per 100 people, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.321 per 100 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.4662 per 100 people | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5248 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5939 per 100 people | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6412 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.657 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6113 per 100 people | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7147 per 100 people | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.689 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6685 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.723 per 100 people | +8.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.723 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.723 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.545 per 100 people | 0.321 per 100 people | 0.657 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 per 100 people | 0.6685 per 100 people | 0.723 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.321 per 100 people in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Somalia ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.