Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
410.34 million
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
25.83 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
7th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 410.34 million against 25.83 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 384.52 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 15.9 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 194,729 8,130 186,599 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1970s 588,490 29,313 559,176 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1980s 1.22 million 51,612 1.17 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 2.72 million 108,551 2.62 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 91.59 million 5.31 million 86.28 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 377.23 million 23.49 million 353.74 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, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 410.34 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
384.52 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th 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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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.