Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Uganda: Public payphones

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
225,500
in 2007
Uganda
106,695
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
5th
Uganda rank
4th

Public payphones over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Uganda
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020002010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 225,500 against 106,695 in Uganda, a difference of 118,805.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 39,005 956.83 38,048 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 136,336 8,237 128,098 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 225,500 against 106,695 in Uganda as of 2007.
What is the difference in public payphones between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
118,805, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2007.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda rank globally for public payphones?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public payphones
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.