Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Telephone mainlines
Morocco
110.5 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
13.97 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Morocco rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Telephone mainlines over time
- Morocco
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 110.5 per 1,000 people against 13.97 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 96.53 per 1,000 people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 per 1,000 people | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 1.69 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 7.14 per 1,000 people | 7.37 per 1,000 people | 0.2301 per 1,000 people | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 8.31 per 1,000 people | 2.19 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 36.54 per 1,000 people | 11.41 per 1,000 people | 25.13 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 58.23 per 1,000 people | 14.83 per 1,000 people | 43.4 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 113.92 per 1,000 people | 14.31 per 1,000 people | 99.61 per 1,000 people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Morocco, at 110.5 per 1,000 people against 13.97 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 96.53 per 1,000 people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Morocco ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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
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.