Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Public payphones was 0.1636 per 1,000 people in 2000. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2000)
0.1636 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 87.8%
World rank
30th
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.1636 per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.0179 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
9
1992–2000

Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau, 1992–2000

00.050.10.151992199620001992: 0.018 per 1,000 people1993: 0.02 per 1,000 people1994: 0.02 per 1,000 people1995: 0.02 per 1,000 people1996: 0.024 per 1,000 people1997: 0.08 per 1,000 people1998: 0.107 per 1,000 people1999: 0.087 per 1,000 people2000: 0.164 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 2000, public payphones in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1636 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 87.8% on the previous year and up 811.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public payphones in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1636 per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 per 1,000 people, in 1992.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Guinea-Bissau, 1992 to 2000.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1992 0.0179 per 1,000 people
1993 0.0204 per 1,000 people +13.4%
1994 0.0199 per 1,000 people -2.0%
1995 0.0195 per 1,000 people -2.0%
1996 0.0235 per 1,000 people +20.3%
1997 0.0803 per 1,000 people +241.4%
1998 0.1072 per 1,000 people +33.6%
1999 0.0871 per 1,000 people -18.8%
2000 0.1636 per 1,000 people +87.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.047 per 1,000 people 0.0179 per 1,000 people 0.1072 per 1,000 people 8
2000s 0.1636 per 1,000 people 0.1636 per 1,000 people 0.1636 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 27 Senegal 0.3359 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 28 Egypt 0.241 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 29 Ghana 0.2249 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 31 Madagascar 0.1561 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 32 Eritrea 0.1526 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1446 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public payphones in Guinea-Bissau?
Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1636 per 1,000 people in 2000, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest public payphones recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.1636 per 1,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 per 1,000 people in 1992.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for public payphones?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2000.
Is public payphones rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 811.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.