Mauritania vs Somalia: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Mauritania
0.3095 per 100 people
in 2024
Somalia
0.2996 per 100 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
184th
Somalia rank
185th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.3095 per 100 people against 0.2996 per 100 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.0099 per 100 people.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 184th and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0523 per 100 people 0.0453 per 100 people 0.007 per 100 people Mauritania
1980s 0.2268 per 100 people 0.1661 per 100 people 0.0606 per 100 people Mauritania
1990s 0.4293 per 100 people 0.2263 per 100 people 0.203 per 100 people Mauritania
2000s 1.4 per 100 people 0.7439 per 100 people 0.6608 per 100 people Mauritania
2010s 1.57 per 100 people 0.532 per 100 people 1.04 per 100 people Mauritania
2020s 1.04 per 100 people 0.471 per 100 people 0.5671 per 100 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Mauritania or Somalia?
Mauritania, at 0.3095 per 100 people against 0.2996 per 100 people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Mauritania and Somalia?
0.0099 per 100 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Mauritania ranks 184th and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone 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
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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