Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Ghana
0.7824 per 100 people
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7561 per 100 people
in 2024
Ghana rank
173rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Ghana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.7824 per 100 people against 0.7561 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0263 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ghana ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2235 per 100 people 0.5474 per 100 people 0.3239 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.2901 per 100 people 0.5813 per 100 people 0.2912 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.2849 per 100 people 1.62 per 100 people 1.33 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.4395 per 100 people 2.21 per 100 people 1.78 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.27 per 100 people 4.24 per 100 people 2.97 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.9818 per 100 people 3.34 per 100 people 2.36 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.931 per 100 people 1.03 per 100 people 0.1034 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Ghana, at 0.7824 per 100 people against 0.7561 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0263 per 100 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Ghana ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.