Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tunisia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
553.23 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tunisia
1,275 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Tunisia rank
6th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,275 per 1,000 people against 553.23 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 721.77 per 1,000 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 6 groups.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 5.08 per 1,000 people 6.21 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Tunisia
1970s 7.37 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 5.44 per 1,000 people Tunisia
1980s 8.3 per 1,000 people 24.87 per 1,000 people 16.57 per 1,000 people Tunisia
1990s 13.76 per 1,000 people 60.07 per 1,000 people 46.31 per 1,000 people Tunisia
2000s 159.81 per 1,000 people 569.53 per 1,000 people 409.72 per 1,000 people Tunisia
2010s 512.78 per 1,000 people 1,225 per 1,000 people 712.46 per 1,000 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1,275 per 1,000 people against 553.23 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
721.77 per 1,000 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 6 groups.
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

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.