Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Mobile phone subscriptions

Gabon
3.18 million
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
3.24 million
in 2024
Gabon rank
142nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

  • Gabon
  • Guinea-Bissau
01.0M2.0M3.0M198020022024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.24 million against 3.18 million in Gabon, a difference of 58,090.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gabon ranks 142nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st of 212 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 4,295 0 4,295 Gabon
2000s 689,233 165,360 523,873 Gabon
2010s 2.66 million 1.15 million 1.50 million Gabon
2020s 3.08 million 2.56 million 523,490 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.24 million against 3.18 million in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
58,090, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions?
Gabon ranks 142nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed