Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tunisia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 127.47 per 100 people against 55.33 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 72.14 per 100 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 6th of 6 groups.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5078 per 100 people | 0.6212 per 100 people | 0.1134 per 100 people | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 0.7365 per 100 people | 1.28 per 100 people | 0.5438 per 100 people | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 0.83 per 100 people | 2.49 per 100 people | 1.66 per 100 people | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.38 per 100 people | 6.01 per 100 people | 4.63 per 100 people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 15.98 per 100 people | 56.95 per 100 people | 40.97 per 100 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 51.28 per 100 people | 122.52 per 100 people | 71.24 per 100 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 127.47 per 100 people against 55.33 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
- 72.14 per 100 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 6th of 6 groups.
- 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.