South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International Internet bandwidth

South Africa
200,000 Mbps
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
362,762 Mbps
in 2011
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

International Internet bandwidth over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 362,762 Mbps against 200,000 Mbps in South Africa, a difference of 162,762 Mbps.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 1st 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 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 4,961 Mbps 12,694 Mbps 7,733 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 165,000 Mbps 284,368 Mbps 119,368 Mbps Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international internet bandwidth, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 362,762 Mbps against 200,000 Mbps in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in international internet bandwidth between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
162,762 Mbps, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international internet bandwidth?
South Africa ranks 1st 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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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.