What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Ghana and United States?

0.01 units per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?

50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs United States: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Ghana

1.14 units per person

in 2024

United States

1.15 units per person

in 2024

Ghana rank

107th

United States rank

104th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Ghana
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.15 units per person against 1.14 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Ghana ranks 107th and United States ranks 104th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0046 units per person	United States
1990s	0.0008 units per person	0.13 units per person	0.1291 units per person	United States
2000s	0.1913 units per person	0.6557 units per person	0.4644 units per person	United States
2010s	1.1 units per person	1.01 units per person	0.0863 units per person	Ghana
2020s	1.17 units per person	1.11 units per person	0.0569 units per person	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Ghana or United States?: United States, at 1.15 units per person against 1.14 units per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Ghana and United States?: 0.01 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and United States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Ghana ranks 107th and United States ranks 104th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.