Public payphones in Eritrea, The State of

Eritrea, The State of: Public payphones was 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009. β–² Rising

Latest (2009)
0.1526 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
32nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.1526 per 1,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
0.0377 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
18
1992–2009

Public payphones in Eritrea, The State of, 1992–2009

0.050.0750.10.1250.151992200020091992: 0.038 per 1,000 people1993: 0.038 per 1,000 people1994: 0.038 per 1,000 people1995: 0.04 per 1,000 people1996: 0.041 per 1,000 people1997: 0.079 per 1,000 people1998: 0.111 per 1,000 people1999: 0.122 per 1,000 people2000: 0.113 per 1,000 people2001: 0.113 per 1,000 people2002: 0.111 per 1,000 people2003: 0.108 per 1,000 people2004: 0.103 per 1,000 people2005: 0.101 per 1,000 people2006: 0.109 per 1,000 people2007: 0.108 per 1,000 people2008: 0.124 per 1,000 people2009: 0.153 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

In 2009, public payphones in Eritrea, The State of stood at 0.1526 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public payphones in Eritrea, The State of peaked at 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0377 per 1,000 people, in 1992.

That places Eritrea, The State of 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0634 per 1,000 people 0.0377 per 1,000 people 0.1218 per 1,000 people 8
2000s 0.1143 per 1,000 people 0.1005 per 1,000 people 0.1526 per 1,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea, The State of

  1. 29 Ghana 0.2249 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 30 Guinea-Bissau 0.1636 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 31 Madagascar, Republic of 0.1561 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1446 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 34 Gabon 0.1426 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 35 Kenya 0.1186 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public payphones in Eritrea, The State of?
Public payphones in Eritrea, The State of was 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest public payphones recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 per 1,000 people in 1992.
How does Eritrea, The State of rank for public payphones?
Eritrea, The State of ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is public payphones rising or falling in Eritrea, The State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea, The State of 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
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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.