What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

382.58 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.

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.

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

Nigeria

95.89 million

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

478.47 million

in 2011

Nigeria rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 478.47 million against 95.89 million in Nigeria, a difference of 382.58 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	20,544	844,742	824,198	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	202,519	3.66 million	3.45 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	385,810	8.05 million	7.67 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	25.40 million	124.08 million	98.68 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	92.12 million	438.59 million	346.48 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, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 478.47 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?: 382.58 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?: Nigeria ranks 1st 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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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: 07 August 2026

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