Bahamas vs Barbados: Mobile phone subscriptions
Bahamas
387,960
in 2024
Barbados
323,482
in 2022
Bahamas rank
174th
Barbados rank
176th
Mobile phone subscriptions over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 387,960 against 323,482 in Barbados, a difference of 64,478.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 176th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 5,353 | 6,007 | 654.11 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 209,369 | 184,554 | 24,816 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 346,814 | 331,566 | 15,248 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 422,462 | 311,705 | 110,757 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 387,960 against 323,482 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 64,478, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions?
- Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 176th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.