Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Public payphones (per 1,000 people) was 0.1561 per 1,000 people in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Madagascar, 1990–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Madagascar is 0.1561 per 1,000 people, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 414.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Madagascar peaked at 0.1561 per 1,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
That places Madagascar 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0113 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 per 1,000 people | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 per 1,000 people | +318.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 per 1,000 people | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0236 per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 per 1,000 people | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0299 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0484 per 1,000 people | +62.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0476 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0552 per 1,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0521 per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0642 per 1,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1068 per 1,000 people | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1401 per 1,000 people | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1561 per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1561 per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1544 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1561 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2249 per 1,000 people, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +318.7% | 0.0095 per 1,000 people | 0.0397 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 per 1,000 people | 0.0095 per 1,000 people | 0.0397 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0754 per 1,000 people | 0.0299 per 1,000 people | 0.1561 per 1,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Madagascar?
- Public payphones in Madagascar was 0.1561 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1561 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Madagascar rank for public payphones?
- Madagascar ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.