Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Benin
Benin: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.0657 per 1,000 people in 2008. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Benin, 1992–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Benin is 0.0657 per 1,000 people, measured in 2008.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Benin peaked at 0.1122 per 1,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 per 1,000 people, in 1994.
Benin ranks 41st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0323 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.0304 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0303 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0639 per 1,000 people | +110.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0618 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 per 1,000 people | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0505 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0698 per 1,000 people | +38.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 per 1,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0961 per 1,000 people | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1095 per 1,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1122 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1077 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0922 per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0864 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0833 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0657 per 1,000 people | -21.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0657 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.338 per 1,000 people, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0657 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2249 per 1,000 people, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +110.6% | 0.0303 per 1,000 people | 0.0639 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0484 per 1,000 people | 0.0303 per 1,000 people | 0.0698 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0924 per 1,000 people | 0.0657 per 1,000 people | 0.1122 per 1,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0984 per 1,000 people compare
- 39 Mozambique 0.0906 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 0.0782 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 Ethiopia 0.0619 per 1,000 people compare
- 43 Malawi 0.0477 per 1,000 people compare
- 44 Angola 0.0402 per 1,000 people compare
More science & technology data for Benin
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 145.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Benin?
- Public payphones in Benin was 0.0657 per 1,000 people in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1122 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 per 1,000 people in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for public payphones?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Public payphones (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.