Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Libya
Libya: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.7634 per 1,000 people in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Libya, 1995–2006
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.7634 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2006. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 724.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Libya peaked at 0.7634 per 1,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0876 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
That places Libya 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Libya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0942 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0.0925 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0909 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0876 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | +771.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.7634 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9562 per 1,000 people, 80% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.7634 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3 per 1,000 people, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0909 per 1,000 people | 0.0876 per 1,000 people | 0.0942 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.9645 per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Rwanda 0.9382 per 1,000 people compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8261 per 1,000 people compare
- 21 Mali 0.7102 per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Burundi 0.6119 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 Mauritania 0.5814 per 1,000 people compare
More science & technology data for Libya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 192.97 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.92 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1293 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 23 (1996)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 23 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Libya?
- Public payphones in Libya was 0.7634 per 1,000 people in 2006, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7634 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0876 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Libya rank for public payphones?
- Libya ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2006.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 724.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.