Gambia vs Ghana: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Gambia
817.3 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ghana
859.2 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia rank
18th
Ghana rank
17th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
0200400600800196519882011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 859.2 per 1,000 people against 817.3 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 41.9 per 1,000 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9 per 1,000 people 2.22 per 1,000 people 0.3107 per 1,000 people Ghana
1970s 2.84 per 1,000 people 3.2 per 1,000 people 0.3563 per 1,000 people Ghana
1980s 4.07 per 1,000 people 3.07 per 1,000 people 0.9949 per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 18 per 1,000 people 5.38 per 1,000 people 12.62 per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 305.29 per 1,000 people 212.24 per 1,000 people 93.05 per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 850.43 per 1,000 people 792.73 per 1,000 people 57.7 per 1,000 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Gambia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 859.2 per 1,000 people against 817.3 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Gambia and Ghana?
41.9 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Gambia ranks 18th 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.