North Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

North Africa
195.75 million
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
25.83 million
in 2011
North Africa rank
4th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
7th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • North Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196019852011

How they compare

North Africa currently reports 195.75 million against 25.83 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 169.92 million.

That makes North Africa's figure about 7.6 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, North Africa has been ahead every year.

North Africa ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 4 groups.

North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 333,838 8,130 325,708 North Africa
1970s 723,838 29,313 694,524 North Africa
1980s 1.99 million 52,928 1.94 million North Africa
1990s 6.00 million 108,551 5.89 million North Africa
2000s 66.56 million 5.31 million 61.25 million North Africa
2010s 186.09 million 23.49 million 162.60 million North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, North Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
North Africa, at 195.75 million against 25.83 million in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between North Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
169.92 million, with North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do North Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
North Africa ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 4 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

North Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-and-fixed-line-telephone-subscribers/north-africa/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-and-fixed-line-telephone-subscribers/north-africa/tanzania/">North Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers</a> — Statizoid

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.