Barbados vs Ghana: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Barbados
114.58 per 100 people
in 2022
Ghana
113.65 per 100 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
106th
Ghana rank
108th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Barbados
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 114.58 per 100 people against 113.65 per 100 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.93 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Ghana ranks 108th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 2.17 per 100 people 0.0848 per 100 people 2.08 per 100 people Barbados
2000s 68.38 per 100 people 19.13 per 100 people 49.25 per 100 people Barbados
2010s 119.07 per 100 people 109.53 per 100 people 9.55 per 100 people Barbados
2020s 110.51 per 100 people 124.03 per 100 people 13.52 per 100 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Barbados or Ghana?
Barbados, at 114.58 per 100 people against 113.65 per 100 people in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Barbados and Ghana?
0.93 per 100 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Barbados ranks 106th and Ghana ranks 108th 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 per 100 people. 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 per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
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, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.