Kenya vs Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kenya

57,017

in 2024

Somalia

55,005

in 2023

Kenya rank

150th

Somalia rank

151st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 57,017 against 55,005 in Somalia, a difference of 2,012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 151st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.