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

Egypt
92.14 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
314.46 million
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Egypt
  • 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 92.14 million in Egypt, a difference of 222.32 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 3.4 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 352,750 588,490 235,740 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 869,170 1.08 million 206,623 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 2.87 million 2.34 million 528,748 Egypt
2000s 27.32 million 66.18 million 38.86 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 86.21 million 285.11 million 198.90 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, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 314.46 million against 92.14 million in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
222.32 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Egypt ranks 2nd 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.