Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Internet users

Cape Verde
320 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
128.09 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Internet users over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300199020002011

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 320 per 1,000 people against 128.09 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 191.91 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 4.68 per 1,000 people 1.82 per 1,000 people 2.87 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2000s 83.84 per 1,000 people 28.9 per 1,000 people 54.94 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2010s 310 per 1,000 people 114.71 per 1,000 people 195.29 per 1,000 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internet users, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cape Verde, at 320 per 1,000 people against 128.09 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in internet users between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
191.91 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for internet users?
Cape Verde ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Internet users (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Internet users (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,085 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.