Egypt vs Tunisia: Mobile phone subscribers
Egypt
1,011 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tunisia
1,161 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt rank
8th
Tunisia rank
6th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1,161 per 1,000 people against 1,011 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 150 per 1,000 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | 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 | 0.0212 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | 0.0012 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.2643 per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 234.52 per 1,000 people | 451.17 per 1,000 people | 216.65 per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 940.91 per 1,000 people | 1,107 per 1,000 people | 166.16 per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1,161 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 Tunisia?
- 150 per 1,000 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Tunisia ranks 6th 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.