Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Egypt
13.62 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
14.97 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0M10.0M15.0M200120122024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 14.97 million against 13.62 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.35 million.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.

Globally, Egypt ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.