Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 15.79 units per square kilometre for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
Somalia ranks 189th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.619 units per square kilometre | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.12 units per square kilometre | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 13.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.52 units per square kilometre | 14.1 units per square kilometre | 15.79 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 186 Eritrea, The State of 16.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 187 Norway 16.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 Russia 16.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 New Caledonia 14.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Niger 13.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Turkmenistan 13.31 units per square kilometre compare
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 mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Somalia was 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.