Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Mobile phone subscribers

Burkina Faso
452.75 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea
440.24 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Guinea rank
38th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
0100200300400500196019852011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 452.75 per 1,000 people against 440.24 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 12.51 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Guinea ranks 38th of 53 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1990s 0.0837 per 1,000 people 0.6444 per 1,000 people 0.5607 per 1,000 people Guinea
2000s 73.91 per 1,000 people 103.53 per 1,000 people 29.61 per 1,000 people Guinea
2010s 399.67 per 1,000 people 420.49 per 1,000 people 20.82 per 1,000 people Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 452.75 per 1,000 people against 440.24 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
12.51 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Guinea ranks 38th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 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 subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.