What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

439.80 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

38 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

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

Algeria

38.68 million

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

478.47 million

in 2011

Algeria rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Algeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 478.47 million against 38.68 million in Algeria, a difference of 439.80 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.4 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,537	1.84 million	1.67 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	519,114	3.53 million	3.01 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.19 million	8.05 million	6.86 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	15.32 million	124.08 million	108.76 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	37.19 million	438.59 million	401.40 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

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?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 478.47 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?: 439.80 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?: Algeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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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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: 07 August 2026

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