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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 49.54 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
49.54 per 100 people
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
201st
of 212 countries
All-time high
49.54 per 100 people
in 2022
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2022

010203040501980200120221980: 0 per 100 people1981: 0 per 100 people1982: 0 per 100 people1983: 0 per 100 people1984: 0 per 100 people1985: 0 per 100 people1986: 0 per 100 people1987: 0 per 100 people1988: 0 per 100 people1989: 0 per 100 people1990: 0 per 100 people1991: 0 per 100 people1992: 0 per 100 people1993: 0 per 100 people1994: 0 per 100 people1995: 0 per 100 people1996: 0.01 per 100 people1997: 0.05 per 100 people1998: 0.047 per 100 people1999: 0.092 per 100 people2000: 0.711 per 100 people2001: 2 per 100 people2002: 4 per 100 people2003: 4.9 per 100 people2004: 6.9 per 100 people2005: 10.2 per 100 people2006: 12.1 per 100 people2007: 14.5 per 100 people2008: 16.6 per 100 people2009: 17.6 per 100 people2010: 33.6 per 100 people2011: 38.6 per 100 people2012: 38.7 per 100 people2013: 37.9 per 100 people2014: 36.9 per 100 people2015: 36.7 per 100 people2016: 38.2 per 100 people2017: 36.2 per 100 people2018: 36.6 per 100 people2019: 36.9 per 100 people2020: 43.3 per 100 people2021: 46.4 per 100 people2022: 49.5 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 49.54 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 49.54 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1980 0 per 100 people —
1981 0 per 100 people —
1982 0 per 100 people —
1983 0 per 100 people —
1984 0 per 100 people —
1985 0 per 100 people —
1986 0 per 100 people —
1987 0 per 100 people —
1988 0 per 100 people —
1989 0 per 100 people —
1990 0 per 100 people —
1991 0 per 100 people —
1992 0 per 100 people —
1993 0 per 100 people —
1994 0 per 100 people —
1995 0 per 100 people —
1996 0.0105 per 100 people —
1997 0.0495 per 100 people +373.1%
1998 0.0472 per 100 people -4.8%
1999 0.0916 per 100 people +94.2%
2000 0.711 per 100 people +676.2%
2001 2 per 100 people +181.4%
2002 4.01 per 100 people +100.5%
2003 4.89 per 100 people +22.1%
2004 6.88 per 100 people +40.5%
2005 10.23 per 100 people +48.7%
2006 12.12 per 100 people +18.5%
2007 14.48 per 100 people +19.5%
2008 16.6 per 100 people +14.6%
2009 17.61 per 100 people +6.1%
2010 33.58 per 100 people +90.7%
2011 38.56 per 100 people +14.8%
2012 38.74 per 100 people +0.5%
2013 37.94 per 100 people -2.1%
2014 36.9 per 100 people -2.7%
2015 36.68 per 100 people -0.6%
2016 38.17 per 100 people +4.1%
2017 36.23 per 100 people -5.1%
2018 36.58 per 100 people +0.9%
2019 36.94 per 100 people +1.0%
2020 43.35 per 100 people +17.3%
2021 46.43 per 100 people +7.1%
2022 49.54 per 100 people +6.7%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 49.54 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66 per 100 people, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 49.54 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +676.2% 0.0916 per 100 people 0.711 per 100 people
1997 +373.1% 0.0105 per 100 people 0.0495 per 100 people
2001 +181.4% 0.711 per 100 people 2 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.0199 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0916 per 100 people 10
2000s 8.95 per 100 people 0.711 per 100 people 17.61 per 100 people 10
2010s 37.03 per 100 people 33.58 per 100 people 38.74 per 100 people 10
2020s 46.44 per 100 people 43.35 per 100 people 49.54 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 198 Somalia 53.96 per 100 people compare
  2. 199 Kiribati 53.52 per 100 people compare
  3. 200 Yemen 50.89 per 100 people compare
  4. 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
  5. 203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare
  6. 204 South Sudan 46.62 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea was 49.54 per 100 people 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 per 100 people recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 49.54 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
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This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.