Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia
Gambia: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia, 2004–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia is 0.5186 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 309.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia peaked at 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 per 100 people, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0022 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0043 per 100 people | +91.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 per 100 people | +257.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.016 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.022 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 per 100 people | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1267 per 100 people | +508.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1606 per 100 people | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1642 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1708 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1847 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2035 per 100 people | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1987 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1941 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2158 per 100 people | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5021 per 100 people | +132.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5186 per 100 people | +3.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.5186 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.5186 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +508.7% | 0.0208 per 100 people | 0.1267 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +257.7% | 0.0043 per 100 people | 0.0152 per 100 people |
| 2023 | +132.7% | 0.2158 per 100 people | 0.5021 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0108 per 100 people | 0.0022 per 100 people | 0.0165 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1096 per 100 people | 0.0182 per 100 people | 0.2035 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3259 per 100 people | 0.1941 per 100 people | 0.5186 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 312.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 88 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 88 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Gambia was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.