Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.0061 per 1,000 people in 1998. ▼ Falling

Latest (1998)
0.0061 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
49th
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.0093 per 1,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.0048 per 1,000 people
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–1998

Public payphones in Equatorial Guinea, 1993–1998

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011993199519981993: 0.005 per 1,000 people1994: 0.009 per 1,000 people1995: 0.009 per 1,000 people1996: 0.009 per 1,000 people1997: 0.006 per 1,000 people1998: 0.006 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

The most recent figure for public payphones in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0061 per 1,000 people, measured in 1998.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Equatorial Guinea, 1993 to 1998.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1993 0.0048 per 1,000 people —
1994 0.0093 per 1,000 people +93.3%
1995 0.009 per 1,000 people -3.3%
1996 0.0087 per 1,000 people -3.2%
1997 0.0063 per 1,000 people -27.4%
1998 0.0061 per 1,000 people -3.2%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.0061 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9562 per 1,000 people, 1% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.0061 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2249 per 1,000 people, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 46 Congo 0.0244 per 1,000 people
  2. 47 Zimbabwe 0.0161 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 48 Chad 0.0102 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 50 Niger 0.0057 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 51 Nigeria 0 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public payphones in Equatorial Guinea?
Public payphones in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0061 per 1,000 people in 1998, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest public payphones recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0093 per 1,000 people in 1994.
What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 per 1,000 people in 1993.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for public payphones?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 1998.
Is public payphones rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Public payphones (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public payphones (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
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.