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

Kenya
52,938 Mbps
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
362,262 Mbps
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

International Internet bandwidth over time

  • Kenya
  • 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 52,938 Mbps in Kenya, a difference of 309,324 Mbps.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th 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 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1,884 Mbps 12,683 Mbps 10,799 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 36,574 Mbps 284,032 Mbps 247,459 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, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 362,262 Mbps against 52,938 Mbps in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in international internet bandwidth between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
309,324 Mbps, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for international internet bandwidth?
Kenya ranks 5th 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.