Ghana has been named one of the countries with the cheapest mobile data in the world.
The Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing 2022 report conducted a survey that led to this conclusion.
It was compiled by Cable.co.uk, which examined data from 5,292 mobile data plans in 233 countries.
The findings were based on the cost of one gigabyte (GB) of data in the countries studied.
After analyzing 12 data plans, Ghana ranked 40th with an average price of $0.61 (5.12) per GB.
Ghana, on the other hand, is ranked second in Africa behind Libya. Somalia and Morocco took third and fourth place, respectively.
Overall, Israel ranks first with $0.04 per GB, followed by Italy, San Marino, and Fiji as the countries with the cheapest mobile data.
According to Cable.co.uk, Israel has many service providers that provide wide 4G LTE and 5G network coverage, as well as a higher smartphone market penetration than the United States.
Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory, has the most costly mobile date prices, with a gigabyte costing $41.06.
According to the findings, countries with good 4G or 5G infrastructure are more likely to have less expensive mobile data plans.
The mobile data situation in Africa
According to the 2022 Worldwide Mobile Pricing report, five of the ten most expensive countries in the world to buy mobile data are in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mobile data is so expensive in these countries that 1GB costs at least $10, which is 250 times more expensive than Israel, which is said to have the cheapest data in the world.
1GB of data costs $29 in Sao Tome & Principe. A gigabit costs $16 in Botswana and $13 in Togo.
It costs $13 in Seychelles and $11 in Namibia. Other African countries with the most costly data packages are listed below.
This predicament goes a long way to affect economic growth and job creation.
