Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Egypt
97.4%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 97.4% against 65.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 31.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 56.1% | 43.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 63.2% | 34.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 97.4% against 65.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Egypt ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.