Benin vs Puerto Rico: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Benin
125.94 per 100 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico
126.43 per 100 people
in 2024
Benin rank
72nd
Puerto Rico rank
70th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Benin
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 126.43 per 100 people against 125.94 per 100 people in Benin, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Benin ranks 72nd and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0.077 per 100 people 0.077 per 100 people Puerto Rico
1990s 0.0331 per 100 people 7.35 per 100 people 7.32 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2000s 14.83 per 100 people 53 per 100 people 38.17 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2010s 78.71 per 100 people 91.14 per 100 people 12.43 per 100 people Puerto Rico
2020s 105.58 per 100 people 118.08 per 100 people 12.5 per 100 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Benin or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 126.43 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 Puerto Rico?
0.49 per 100 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Puerto Rico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Benin and Puerto Rico rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Benin ranks 72nd and Puerto Rico ranks 70th 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.