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
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
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.