Algeria vs Egypt: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1,116 per 1,000 people against 1,075 per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 41 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.95 per 1,000 people | 8.59 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 24.27 per 1,000 people | 16.8 per 1,000 people | 7.47 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 42.37 per 1,000 people | 45.85 per 1,000 people | 3.48 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 453.41 per 1,000 people | 359.64 per 1,000 people | 93.77 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1,041 per 1,000 people | 1,053 per 1,000 people | 12.22 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1,116 per 1,000 people against 1,075 per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Algeria and Egypt?
- 41 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Algeria ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.