Cape Verde vs Ghana: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Cape Verde
940.76 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ghana
859.2 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
14th
Ghana rank
17th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 940.76 per 1,000 people against 859.2 per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 81.56 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 4.79 per 1,000 people 3.15 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
1980s 10.19 per 1,000 people 3.07 per 1,000 people 7.11 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
1990s 59.25 per 1,000 people 5.38 per 1,000 people 53.87 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2000s 382.09 per 1,000 people 212.24 per 1,000 people 169.85 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2010s 917.8 per 1,000 people 792.73 per 1,000 people 125.07 per 1,000 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Cape Verde or Ghana?
Cape Verde, at 940.76 per 1,000 people against 859.2 per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Cape Verde and Ghana?
81.56 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Cape Verde ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and 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
Telephone (mainlines and 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, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.