Mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mobile phone subscriptions was 893,441 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 893,441. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 893,441 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 61 | — |
| 1997 | 300 | +391.8% |
| 1998 | 297 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 600 | +102.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 | +733.3% |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 32,000 | +113.3% |
| 2003 | 41,500 | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 61,900 | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 96,900 | +56.5% |
| 2006 | 120,000 | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 150,000 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 180,000 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 399,290 | +99.6% |
| 2011 | 478,860 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 501,077 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 510,783 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 516,540 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 533,336 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 575,650 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 566,113 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 591,223 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 617,000 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 744,081 | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 816,689 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 893,441 | +9.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 893,441 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.03 million, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 893,441 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +733.3% | 600 | 5,000 |
| 1997 | +391.8% | 61 | 300 |
| 2001 | +200.0% | 5,000 | 15,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.8 | 0 | 600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,230 | 5,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,987 | 399,290 | 617,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 818,070 | 744,081 | 893,441 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mobile phone subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea was 893,441 in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mobile phone subscriptions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 893,441 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile phone subscriptions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 Mobile phone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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