Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International Internet bandwidth

Egypt
122,261 Mbps
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
362,762 Mbps
in 2011
Egypt rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

International Internet bandwidth over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199920052011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 362,762 Mbps against 122,261 Mbps in Egypt, a difference of 240,501 Mbps.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa'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 ahead.

Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 52 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 11,668 Mbps 12,694 Mbps 1,027 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 106,410 Mbps 284,368 Mbps 177,958 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international internet bandwidth, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 362,762 Mbps against 122,261 Mbps in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in international internet bandwidth between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
240,501 Mbps, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international internet bandwidth?
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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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About this data

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.