Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.34 million against 3.24 million in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 101,200.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 140th of 214 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 44,019 | 44,019 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 165,360 | 1.82 million | 1.66 million | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.15 million | 3.02 million | 1.86 million | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 3.08 million | 518,074 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Guinea-Bissau or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 3.34 million against 3.24 million in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 101,200, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 140th 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.