Egypt, Arab Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Egypt, Arab Republic of
113.19 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.20 billion
in 2025
Egypt, Arab Republic of rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Egypt, Arab Republic of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.20 billion against 113.19 million in Egypt, Arab Republic of, a difference of 1.08 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.6 times Egypt, Arab Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt, Arab Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt, Arab Republic of Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 926.7 398 528.7 Egypt, Arab Republic of
1990s 67,954 1.46 million 1.39 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 18.05 million 113.18 million 95.14 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 92.98 million 668.05 million 575.07 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 102.06 million 1.06 billion 957.94 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Egypt, Arab Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.20 billion against 113.19 million in Egypt, Arab Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Egypt, Arab Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.08 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt, Arab Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.