Canada vs Ghana: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Canada
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 39.13 million against 37.40 million in Canada, a difference of 1.73 million.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Canada ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 71,818 | 0 | 71,818 | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 15,809 | 2.80 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 4.56 million | 11.59 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 29.73 million | 31.45 million | 1.71 million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 35.16 million | 38.69 million | 3.54 million | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Canada or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 39.13 million against 37.40 million in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Canada and Ghana?
- 1.73 million, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ghana?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ghana rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.