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