Bulgaria vs Jamaica: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Bulgaria
118.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Jamaica
117.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
96th
Jamaica rank
97th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 118.07 per 100 people against 117.69 per 100 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.38 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.7323 per 100 people 1.72 per 100 people 0.9914 per 100 people Jamaica
2000s 76.54 per 100 people 67.69 per 100 people 8.85 per 100 people Bulgaria
2010s 131.27 per 100 people 108.05 per 100 people 23.23 per 100 people Bulgaria
2020s 116.44 per 100 people 108.49 per 100 people 7.95 per 100 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Bulgaria or Jamaica?
Bulgaria, at 118.07 per 100 people against 117.69 per 100 people in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Bulgaria and Jamaica?
0.38 per 100 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jamaica?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Jamaica rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Bulgaria ranks 96th 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 and landline 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 and landline 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed