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
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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About this data
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.