Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Algeria
38.68 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
314.46 million
in 2011
Algeria rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 314.46 million against 38.68 million in Algeria, a difference of 275.78 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 8.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 72,700 295,343 222,643 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1970s 167,537 588,490 420,953 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 519,114 1.04 million 523,217 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 1.19 million 2.34 million 1.15 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 15.32 million 66.18 million 50.86 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 37.19 million 285.11 million 247.92 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 314.46 million against 38.68 million in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
275.78 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Algeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.
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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About this data

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

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