Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Sudan: Internet users

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
99.37 million
in 2011
Sudan
8.48 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
2nd
Sudan rank
6th

Internet users over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Sudan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199020002011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 99.37 million against 8.48 million in Sudan, a difference of 90.89 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 11.7 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 6th of 4 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 169,022 977.91 168,044 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 10.54 million 985,979 9.55 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 87.15 million 5.98 million 81.17 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internet users, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 99.37 million against 8.48 million in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in internet users between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan?
90.89 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 Sudan?
15 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan rank globally for internet users?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 6th of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Internet users. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Sudan: Internet users. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/internet-users/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-south-africa/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/internet-users/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-south-africa/sudan/">Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Sudan: Internet users</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.