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

Morocco
40.12 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
410.34 million
in 2011
Morocco rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Morocco
  • 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 40.12 million in Morocco, a difference of 370.22 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 10.2 times Morocco's.

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

Morocco ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 78,690 194,729 116,039 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1970s 127,167 588,490 461,323 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1980s 233,298 1.22 million 991,301 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 1.05 million 2.72 million 1.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 14.43 million 91.59 million 77.15 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 37.93 million 377.23 million 339.30 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, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 410.34 million against 40.12 million in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
370.22 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Morocco ranks 4th 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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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.