Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
149th
of 187 countries
All-time high
71.8%
in 2024
All-time low
59.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Equatorial Guinea stood at 71.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59.1% | — |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 71.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.3%, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 71.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 64.1% | 71.8% | 5 |
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 proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 71.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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