Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Africa or Egypt?

Africa, at 674.22 million against 92.14 million in Egypt as of 2011.

What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Africa and Egypt?

582.08 million, with Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?

38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Egypt: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Africa

674.22 million

in 2011

Egypt

92.14 million

in 2011

Africa rank

1st

Egypt rank

2nd

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Africa
Egypt

How they compare

Africa currently reports 674.22 million against 92.14 million in Egypt, a difference of 582.08 million.

That makes Africa's figure about 7.3 times Egypt's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.18 million	220,503	958,077	Africa
1970s	2.57 million	352,750	2.21 million	Africa
1980s	5.65 million	869,170	4.78 million	Africa
1990s	14.05 million	2.87 million	11.19 million	Africa
2000s	190.64 million	27.32 million	163.32 million	Africa
2010s	624.68 million	86.21 million	538.47 million	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Africa or Egypt?: Africa, at 674.22 million against 92.14 million in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Africa and Egypt?: 582.08 million, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?: Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.