Algeria vs Egypt: Mobile phone subscribers
Algeria
989.88 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt
1,011 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Algeria rank
10th
Egypt rank
8th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1,011 per 1,000 people against 989.88 per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 21.12 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 8th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.4773 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 0.5574 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 379.52 per 1,000 people | 234.52 per 1,000 people | 144.99 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 957.04 per 1,000 people | 940.91 per 1,000 people | 16.14 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1,011 per 1,000 people against 989.88 per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Algeria and Egypt?
- 21.12 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Algeria ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 8th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.