Egypt vs Morocco: Mobile phone subscribers

Egypt
1,011 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Morocco
1,133 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt rank
8th
Morocco rank
7th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Egypt
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1,133 per 1,000 people against 1,011 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 122 per 1,000 people.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.

Egypt ranks 8th and Morocco ranks 7th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Morocco 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 0.017 per 1,000 people 0.0036 per 1,000 people 0.0134 per 1,000 people Egypt
1990s 1.03 per 1,000 people 2.35 per 1,000 people 1.31 per 1,000 people Morocco
2000s 234.52 per 1,000 people 411.67 per 1,000 people 177.14 per 1,000 people Morocco
2010s 940.91 per 1,000 people 1,067 per 1,000 people 125.9 per 1,000 people Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Egypt or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1,133 per 1,000 people against 1,011 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Egypt and Morocco?
122 per 1,000 people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Egypt ranks 8th and Morocco ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Mobile phone subscribers (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, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.