Greenland vs Jamaica: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Greenland
118.64 per 100 people
in 2022
Jamaica
117.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Greenland rank
94th
Jamaica rank
97th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Greenland
  • Jamaica
0255075100125198020022024

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 118.64 per 100 people against 117.69 per 100 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.95 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.

Greenland ranks 94th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 6.54 per 100 people 1.72 per 100 people 4.81 per 100 people Greenland
2000s 69.77 per 100 people 67.69 per 100 people 2.08 per 100 people Greenland
2010s 107.1 per 100 people 107.13 per 100 people 0.0273 per 100 people Jamaica
2020s 118.37 per 100 people 103.22 per 100 people 15.15 per 100 people Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Greenland or Jamaica?
Greenland, at 118.64 per 100 people against 117.69 per 100 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Greenland and Jamaica?
0.95 per 100 people, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Jamaica?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Greenland and Jamaica rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Greenland ranks 94th and Jamaica ranks 97th 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.