Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 99.7% against 82.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 71.1% | 25.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 83.5% | 16.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population coverage of mobile cellular telephony, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 99.7% against 82.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in population coverage of mobile cellular telephony between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population coverage of mobile cellular telephony?
- Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%). 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. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription.