Benin vs Burkina Faso: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Benin
65.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
63.9%
in 2024
Benin rank
158th
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 65.0% against 63.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 160th of 182 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 65.0% against 63.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 1.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Benin ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 160th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).