Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): International Internet bandwidth

Egypt
122,261 Mbps
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
362,262 Mbps
in 2011
Egypt rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

International Internet bandwidth over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 362,262 Mbps against 122,261 Mbps in Egypt, a difference of 240,001 Mbps.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.0 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 11,668 Mbps 12,683 Mbps 1,015 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 106,410 Mbps 284,032 Mbps 177,623 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international internet bandwidth, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 362,262 Mbps against 122,261 Mbps in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in international internet bandwidth between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
240,001 Mbps, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for international internet bandwidth?
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and TeleGeography, published as International Internet bandwidth (Mbps). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International Internet bandwidth (Mbps)
Unit
Mbps
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and TeleGeography
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 701 data points, 1992–2011
Last refreshed

International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.