Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile phone subscribers
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Morocco
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1,133 per 1,000 people against 539.26 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 593.74 per 1,000 people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Morocco ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | 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 | 0.0036 per 1,000 people | 0.0008 per 1,000 people | 0.0028 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 0.0058 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 411.67 per 1,000 people | 144.98 per 1,000 people | 266.69 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1,067 per 1,000 people | 498.46 per 1,000 people | 568.35 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Morocco, at 1,133 per 1,000 people against 539.26 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 593.74 per 1,000 people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Morocco ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.