Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Ghana
17.2 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 17.2 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 4.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.24 % change on previous year | 165.22 % change on previous year | 43.97 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 73.01 % change on previous year | 48.29 % change on previous year | 24.72 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.74 % change on previous year | 11.01 % change on previous year | 0.265 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | -0.2864 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ghana, at 17.2 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.29 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.