Ghana vs Small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Ghana
- Small states
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 39.13 million against 32.00 million in Small states, a difference of 7.13 million.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 44th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,304 | 3,304 | Small states |
| 1990s | 15,809 | 332,786 | 316,977 | Small states |
| 2000s | 4.56 million | 7.33 million | 2.77 million | Small states |
| 2010s | 31.45 million | 18.94 million | 12.51 million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 38.69 million | 24.20 million | 14.49 million | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Ghana or Small states?
- Ghana, at 39.13 million against 32.00 million in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Ghana and Small states?
- 7.13 million, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Small states?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 44th 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.