Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 873.94 per 1,000 people against 859.2 per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 14.74 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 per 1,000 people | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 0.2717 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 0.4793 per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 5.27 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 10.68 per 1,000 people | 5.38 per 1,000 people | 5.3 per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 243.97 per 1,000 people | 212.24 per 1,000 people | 31.73 per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 839.3 per 1,000 people | 792.73 per 1,000 people | 46.57 per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 873.94 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 Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 14.74 per 1,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th 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
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.