Public payphones in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Public payphones was 0.0619 per 1,000 people in 2009. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Ethiopia, 1984–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0619 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2009.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 148.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0622 per 1,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 per 1,000 people, in 1989.
That places Ethiopia 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0203 per 1,000 people | 0.0198 per 1,000 people | 0.0212 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0272 per 1,000 people | 0.0249 per 1,000 people | 0.0308 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0444 per 1,000 people | 0.0249 per 1,000 people | 0.0622 per 1,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 39 Mozambique 0.0906 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 0.0782 per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Benin 0.0657 per 1,000 people compare
- 43 Malawi 0.0477 per 1,000 people compare
- 44 Angola 0.0402 per 1,000 people compare
- 45 Central African Republic 0.0261 per 1,000 people compare
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 6,728 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Ethiopia?
- Public payphones in Ethiopia was 0.0619 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0622 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- How does Ethiopia rank for public payphones?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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About this data
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.