Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Telephone mainlines

Egypt
105.58 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
9.68 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
6th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 105.58 per 1,000 people against 9.68 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 95.9 per 1,000 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 10.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 6th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 7.9 per 1,000 people 1.31 per 1,000 people 6.6 per 1,000 people Egypt
1970s 8.59 per 1,000 people 2.62 per 1,000 people 5.97 per 1,000 people Egypt
1980s 16.78 per 1,000 people 3.12 per 1,000 people 13.66 per 1,000 people Egypt
1990s 44.82 per 1,000 people 4.61 per 1,000 people 40.21 per 1,000 people Egypt
2000s 125.12 per 1,000 people 8.97 per 1,000 people 116.15 per 1,000 people Egypt
2010s 112.07 per 1,000 people 9.97 per 1,000 people 102.1 per 1,000 people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Egypt, at 105.58 per 1,000 people against 9.68 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
95.9 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 6th 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 (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 (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, 2,199 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.