Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Nigeria
95.89 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
478.05 million
in 2011
Nigeria rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 478.05 million against 95.89 million in Nigeria, a difference of 382.16 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 20,544 844,742 824,198 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 202,519 3.66 million 3.45 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 385,810 8.05 million 7.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 25.40 million 123.98 million 98.58 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 92.12 million 438.17 million 346.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 478.05 million against 95.89 million in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
382.16 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.