Benin vs Ghana: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 87.01 per 100 people against 85.92 per 100 people in Ghana, a difference of 1.09 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0884 per 100 people | 0.2216 per 100 people | 0.1332 per 100 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.1807 per 100 people | 0.3198 per 100 people | 0.1391 per 100 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2718 per 100 people | 0.3074 per 100 people | 0.0356 per 100 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.5081 per 100 people | 0.5381 per 100 people | 0.0299 per 100 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 17.45 per 100 people | 21.22 per 100 people | 3.78 per 100 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 84.23 per 100 people | 79.27 per 100 people | 4.96 per 100 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Benin or Ghana?
- Benin, at 87.01 per 100 people against 85.92 per 100 people in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Benin and Ghana?
- 1.09 per 100 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Benin ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.