Benin vs Gambia: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Benin
125.94 per 100 people
in 2024
Gambia
126.24 per 100 people
in 2024
Benin rank
72nd
Gambia rank
71st
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 126.24 per 100 people against 125.94 per 100 people in Benin, a difference of 0.3 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Benin ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 71st of 212 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0331 per 100 people | 0.1594 per 100 people | 0.1264 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 14.83 per 100 people | 24.89 per 100 people | 10.06 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 78.71 per 100 people | 102.62 per 100 people | 23.92 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 105.58 per 100 people | 113.09 per 100 people | 7.51 per 100 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 126.24 per 100 people against 125.94 per 100 people in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.3 per 100 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Benin ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 71st 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
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.