Africa vs Egypt: Revenue from fixed telephone service

Africa
4.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt
798.47 million current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Egypt rank
4th

Revenue from fixed telephone service over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B198019952011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 4.36 billion current US$ against 798.47 million current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 3.56 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 2.71 billion current US$ 226.23 million current US$ 2.49 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 5.60 billion current US$ 595.81 million current US$ 5.01 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 7.67 billion current US$ 1.29 billion current US$ 6.39 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 4.73 billion current US$ 877.66 million current US$ 3.85 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue from fixed telephone service, Africa or Egypt?
Africa, at 4.36 billion current US$ against 798.47 million current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in revenue from fixed telephone service between Africa and Egypt?
3.56 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for revenue from fixed telephone service?
Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ", published as Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,093 data points, 1980–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenue received from fixed telephone connection, subscription and calls. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.