North Africa
How publicly trusted certificate counts compare across North Africa
Tunisia had about 912 publicly trusted TLS certificates per million people in Netcraft’s 2024 survey. Morocco had the largest absolute count of the four countries, at 21,985. The same measurements describe different aspects of public web hosting depending on the denominator.
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Tunisia and Morocco led on different measures
Tunisia’s 11,201 certificates equated to 912.35 per million residents. Morocco’s 21,985 equated to 577.32 per million. The count describes the number found in each hosting country, while the population-adjusted figure describes density. Source 1 Source 2
Egypt had a larger count than Algeria but lower density
Egypt’s 9,580 certificates worked out to 82.20 per million residents in 2024. Algeria’s 5,587 worked out to 119.34. Both countries gained from their 2023 figures. Egypt rose from 6,105 certificates to 9,580 and Algeria from 4,630 to 5,587. Source 1 Source 2
Tunisia’s lead on density was relatively recent in this series
Morocco led Tunisia in 2021, with 602.96 certificates per million to Tunisia’s 413.49. In 2022, the two figures were 545.61 and 739.56 respectively. The table preserves annual observations so readers can distinguish the shift from a comparison of just the latest values. Source 1
The survey attributes certificates to where sites are hosted
Netcraft checks for certificates trusted by public browsers and valid for the hostnames found by its survey. It assigns geography by hosting location. One physical machine can serve many sites, and a certificate can cover more than one hostname. The figures cannot measure national broadband adoption or establish the security of individual websites. Source 3