Gambia, The vs Ghana: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions

Gambia, The
81.73 per 100 people
in 2011
Ghana
85.92 per 100 people
in 2011
Gambia, The rank
18th
Ghana rank
17th

Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
020406080196519882011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 85.92 per 100 people against 81.73 per 100 people in Gambia, The, a difference of 4.19 per 100 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia, The's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia, The ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia, The averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia, The Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1905 per 100 people 0.2216 per 100 people 0.0311 per 100 people Ghana
1970s 0.2842 per 100 people 0.3198 per 100 people 0.0356 per 100 people Ghana
1980s 0.4069 per 100 people 0.3074 per 100 people 0.0995 per 100 people Gambia, The
1990s 1.8 per 100 people 0.5381 per 100 people 1.26 per 100 people Gambia, The
2000s 30.53 per 100 people 21.22 per 100 people 9.31 per 100 people Gambia, The
2010s 85.04 per 100 people 79.27 per 100 people 5.77 per 100 people Gambia, The

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Gambia, The or Ghana?
Ghana, at 85.92 per 100 people against 81.73 per 100 people in Gambia, The as of 2011.
What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Gambia, The and Ghana?
4.19 per 100 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia, The and Ghana?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Gambia, The and Ghana rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
Gambia, The ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.