Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Eritrea, 1992–2009
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 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 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 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.
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0377 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.038 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0383 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0795 per 1,000 people | +93.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1111 per 1,000 people | +39.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1218 per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1134 per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1128 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1115 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1078 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1033 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1089 per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1079 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1239 per 1,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1526 per 1,000 people | +23.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1526 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1544 per 1,000 people, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1526 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2249 per 1,000 people, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +93.5% | 0.0411 per 1,000 people | 0.0795 per 1,000 people |
| 1998 | +39.9% | 0.0795 per 1,000 people | 0.1111 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Eritrea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 59.12 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.64 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.93 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 29.08 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Eritrea?
- Public payphones in Eritrea 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 highest recorded value was 0.1526 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 per 1,000 people in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for public payphones?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.