Mobile phone subscribers in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Mobile phone subscribers was 591.49 per 1,000 people in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
591.49 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
27th
of 53 countries
All-time high
591.49 per 1,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
40
1960–2011

Mobile phone subscribers in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2011

02004006001960198520111960: 0 per 1,000 people1965: 0 per 1,000 people1970: 0 per 1,000 people1975: 0 per 1,000 people1976: 0 per 1,000 people1977: 0 per 1,000 people1978: 0 per 1,000 people1979: 0 per 1,000 people1980: 0 per 1,000 people1981: 0 per 1,000 people1982: 0 per 1,000 people1983: 0 per 1,000 people1984: 0 per 1,000 people1985: 0 per 1,000 people1986: 0 per 1,000 people1987: 0 per 1,000 people1988: 0 per 1,000 people1989: 0 per 1,000 people1990: 0 per 1,000 people1991: 0 per 1,000 people1992: 0 per 1,000 people1993: 0 per 1,000 people1994: 0 per 1,000 people1995: 0 per 1,000 people1996: 0.133 per 1,000 people1997: 0.635 per 1,000 people1998: 0.609 per 1,000 people1999: 1.2 per 1,000 people2000: 9.6 per 1,000 people2001: 27.9 per 1,000 people2002: 57.7 per 1,000 people2003: 72.6 per 1,000 people2004: 105 per 1,000 people2005: 159.4 per 1,000 people2006: 191.8 per 1,000 people2007: 232.9 per 1,000 people2008: 271.8 per 1,000 people2009: 293.6 per 1,000 people2010: 570.1 per 1,000 people2011: 591.5 per 1,000 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 591.49 per 1,000 people for mobile phone subscribers in 2011. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 2,018.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscribers in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 591.49 per 1,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 per 1,000 people, in 1960.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 2
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 6
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 0.2567 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 1.19 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 142.23 per 1,000 people 9.61 per 1,000 people 293.64 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 580.79 per 1,000 people 570.09 per 1,000 people 591.49 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 24 Sao Tome and Principe 682.61 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 25 Kenya 674.86 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 26 Zambia 605.91 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 28 Nigeria 585.75 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 29 Guinea-Bissau 561.79 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 30 Lesotho 561.73 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscribers in Equatorial Guinea?
Mobile phone subscribers in Equatorial Guinea was 591.49 per 1,000 people in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest mobile phone subscribers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 591.49 per 1,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscribers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile phone subscribers?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is mobile phone subscribers rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,018.3%. 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, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.