Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 111.63 per 100 people against 48.25 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 63.38 per 100 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8592 per 100 people | 0.262 per 100 people | 0.5973 per 100 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.68 per 100 people | 0.3328 per 100 people | 1.35 per 100 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.59 per 100 people | 0.538 per 100 people | 4.05 per 100 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35.96 per 100 people | 11.26 per 100 people | 24.7 per 100 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 105.3 per 100 people | 44.24 per 100 people | 61.05 per 100 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 111.63 per 100 people against 48.25 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 63.38 per 100 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular 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
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). 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. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.