Public payphones in Ghana
Ghana: Public payphones was 0.2249 per 1,000 people in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Ghana, 1992–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.2249 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2008.
That represents a change of down 46.5% on the previous year and up 126.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Ghana peaked at 0.7822 per 1,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 per 1,000 people, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 29th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0401 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | 0.1626 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3721 per 1,000 people | 0.1659 per 1,000 people | 0.7822 per 1,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Ghana?
- Public payphones in Ghana was 0.2249 per 1,000 people in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7822 per 1,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 per 1,000 people in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for public payphones?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.