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Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia

Somalia: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.723 per 100 people
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.723 per 100 people
in 2023
All-time low
0.321 per 100 people
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2023

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia, 2012–2023

00.20.40.60.82012201720232012: 0.321 per 100 people2013: 0.466 per 100 people2014: 0.525 per 100 people2015: 0.594 per 100 people2016: 0.641 per 100 people2017: 0.657 per 100 people2019: 0.611 per 100 people2020: 0.715 per 100 people2021: 0.689 per 100 people2022: 0.668 per 100 people2023: 0.723 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia is 0.723 per 100 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 171 Burkina Faso 0.8514 per 100 people compare
  2. 172 Zambia 0.7898 per 100 people compare
  3. 173 Mali 0.7742 per 100 people compare
  4. 175 Ghana 0.6647 per 100 people compare
  5. 176 Rwanda 0.5956 per 100 people compare
  6. 177 Ethiopia 0.5939 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia?
Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.723 per 100 people in 2023.
What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.321 per 100 people in 2012.
How does Somalia rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
Somalia ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people 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 International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.