Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.5396 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.5396 units per person. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.5396 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Somalia ranks 198th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0091 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0092 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 units per person | +92.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0486 units per person | +141.0% |
| 2005 | 0.047 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.053 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0536 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0529 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1458 units per person | +175.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1846 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4027 units per person | +118.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4123 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4227 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4637 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4773 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4953 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5132 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5311 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5121 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4968 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5396 units per person | +8.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5396 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5396 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +175.7% | 0.0529 units per person | 0.1458 units per person |
| 2004 | +141.0% | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0486 units per person |
| 2013 | +118.2% | 0.1846 units per person | 0.4027 units per person |
| 2003 | +92.8% | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0202 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0355 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0538 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.357 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | 0.5132 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5199 units per person | 0.4968 units per person | 0.5396 units per person | 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 unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Somalia was 0.5396 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5396 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 198th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.