Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Morocco
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1,243 per 1,000 people against 503.91 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 739.09 per 1,000 people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 5.46 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 7.14 per 1,000 people | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 4.52 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1980s | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 3.11 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 38.89 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 33.89 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 469.9 per 1,000 people | 124.49 per 1,000 people | 345.41 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1,181 per 1,000 people | 468.66 per 1,000 people | 712.07 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Morocco, at 1,243 per 1,000 people against 503.91 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 739.09 per 1,000 people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Morocco ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th 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.
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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.