Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony

Morocco
99.0%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
82.7%
in 2011
Morocco rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 99.0% against 82.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 40 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 96.4% 58.4% 38.0% Morocco
2010s 98.7% 83.5% 15.2% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population coverage of mobile cellular telephony, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Morocco, at 99.0% against 82.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in population coverage of mobile cellular telephony between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population coverage of mobile cellular telephony?
Morocco ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 484 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

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.