Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Internet users

Nigeria

46.19 million

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

109.97 million

in 2011

Nigeria rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Internet users over time

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 109.97 million against 46.19 million in Nigeria, a difference of 63.78 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Indicator: Internet users
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,085 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.