Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Public payphones

Morocco
172,101
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
383,500
in 2007
Morocco rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Public payphones over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198619972009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 383,500 against 172,101 in Morocco, a difference of 211,399.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.2 times Morocco's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 17,829 120,171 102,342 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 107,376 311,438 204,062 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 383,500 against 172,101 in Morocco as of 2007.
What is the difference in public payphones between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
211,399, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for public payphones?
Morocco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public payphones
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.