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

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
314.46 million
in 2011
Sudan
25.54 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th
Sudan rank
8th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 314.46 million against 25.54 million in Sudan, a difference of 288.92 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 12.3 times Sudan's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 6 groups.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 295,343 27,000 268,343 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1970s 588,490 41,762 546,728 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 1.04 million 53,988 988,344 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 2.34 million 104,539 2.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 66.18 million 4.96 million 61.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 285.11 million 22.09 million 263.02 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, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 314.46 million against 25.54 million in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
288.92 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 6 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.

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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.