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

Kenya
28.36 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
314.46 million
in 2011
Kenya rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Kenya
  • 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 28.36 million in Kenya, a difference of 286.09 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 11.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 28,000 295,343 267,343 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1970s 57,733 588,490 530,756 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 114,418 1.04 million 927,914 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 244,969 2.34 million 2.09 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 6.89 million 66.18 million 59.29 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 26.86 million 285.11 million 258.26 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, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 314.46 million against 28.36 million in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
286.09 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Kenya ranks 6th 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.