Burkina Faso vs France: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Burkina Faso
116.59 per 100 people
in 2024
France
116.69 per 100 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
100th
France rank
99th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • France
0255075100125198020022024

How they compare

France currently reports 116.69 per 100 people against 116.59 per 100 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1 per 100 people.

Across all 44 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 100th and France ranks 99th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso France Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0.058 per 100 people 0.058 per 100 people France
1990s 0.0087 per 100 people 7.71 per 100 people 7.7 per 100 people France
2000s 7.48 per 100 people 75.01 per 100 people 67.53 per 100 people France
2010s 71.01 per 100 people 101.1 per 100 people 30.08 per 100 people France
2020s 111.33 per 100 people 114.24 per 100 people 2.91 per 100 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Burkina Faso or France?
France, at 116.69 per 100 people against 116.59 per 100 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Burkina Faso and France?
0.1 per 100 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and France?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and France rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Burkina Faso ranks 100th and France ranks 99th 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.