Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Revenue from fixed telephone service

Kenya
646.40 million current US$
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.68 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Revenue from fixed telephone service over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0B4.0B6.0B198019952011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.68 billion current US$ against 646.40 million current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 1.04 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 103.83 million current US$ 1.94 billion current US$ 1.84 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 258.55 million current US$ 4.57 billion current US$ 4.31 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 367.89 million current US$ 4.47 billion current US$ 4.10 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue from fixed telephone service, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.68 billion current US$ against 646.40 million current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in revenue from fixed telephone service between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.04 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for revenue from fixed telephone service?
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ", published as Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.