Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Chad
Chad: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.0102 per 1,000 people in 2005. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Chad, 1986–2005
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0102 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2005. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Chad peaked at 0.0102 per 1,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 per 1,000 people, in 1989.
That places Chad 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Chad, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0036 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 0.0035 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.004 per 1,000 people | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 per 1,000 people | +61.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 per 1,000 people | +52.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 per 1,000 people | +21.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0102 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1544 per 1,000 people, 7% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0102 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2249 per 1,000 people, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +61.7% | 0.0039 per 1,000 people | 0.0063 per 1,000 people |
| 1993 | +52.8% | 0.0063 per 1,000 people | 0.0096 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0034 per 1,000 people | 0.0033 per 1,000 people | 0.0036 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 per 1,000 people | 0.0039 per 1,000 people | 0.0096 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 per 1,000 people | 0.0072 per 1,000 people | 0.0102 per 1,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More science & technology data for Chad
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.80 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 10.77 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 52.36 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Chad?
- Public payphones in Chad was 0.0102 per 1,000 people in 2005, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 per 1,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- How does Chad rank for public payphones?
- Chad ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.