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

Egypt
92.14 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
478.47 million
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 478.47 million against 92.14 million in Egypt, a difference of 386.33 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.2 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 220,503 844,742 624,239 Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 352,750 1.84 million 1.49 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 869,170 3.66 million 2.79 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.87 million 8.05 million 5.19 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 27.32 million 124.08 million 96.76 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 86.21 million 438.59 million 352.38 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, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 478.47 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?
386.33 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Egypt ranks 2nd 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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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.