Mobile subscriptions exceeded 100 per 100 people in Kenya and Tanzania
Kenya had 120.61 mobile subscriptions per 100 people in 2023 and Tanzania had 105.40. Both crossed 126 in the 2024 figures. The map compares eight countries using 2023, the latest year with figures for all eight.
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Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people in eight countries
One person may hold several active mobile subscriptions. Businesses can also hold subscriptions. The series divides subscriptions by population, so Kenya’s 120.61 in 2023 describes about 1.21 subscriptions per resident across the country. Source 1Source 2
What changes when the comparison year moves
In 2023 Kenya led Tanzania by 15.21 subscriptions per 100 people. In 2024 the two figures were 126.48 and 126.56 respectively. The 2024 table has no observation for Burundi, Somalia or South Sudan, so the map uses the common year. Source 2
Different trajectories from 2015
Ethiopia went from 40.74 subscriptions per 100 people in 2015 to 59.87 in 2023. Uganda went from 53.88 to 76.30. The national line panels keep each country on the same scale and show a gap where the source has no observation. Source 2
What the pins locate
Each pin sits at a named city to orient the reader. The figure beside it describes the national subscription ratio. A survey of individuals would be needed to compare how many residents use a phone or how many use the internet. Source 3Source 1