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

Egypt
92.14 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
410.34 million
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 410.34 million against 92.14 million in Egypt, a difference of 318.20 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 4.5 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 220,503 194,729 25,774 Egypt
1970s 352,750 588,490 235,740 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1980s 869,170 1.28 million 409,142 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 2.87 million 2.72 million 142,938 Egypt
2000s 27.32 million 91.59 million 64.26 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 86.21 million 377.23 million 291.02 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

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?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 410.34 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?
318.20 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th 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.