Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Public payphones was 0.8261 per 1,000 people in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.8261 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
19th
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.8261 per 1,000 people
in 2007
All-time low
0.1324 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2007

Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992–2007

0.20.40.60.81992199920071992: 0.132 per 1,000 people1993: 0.211 per 1,000 people1994: 0.343 per 1,000 people1995: 0.406 per 1,000 people1997: 0.511 per 1,000 people1998: 0.501 per 1,000 people1999: 0.491 per 1,000 people2000: 0.482 per 1,000 people2001: 0.481 per 1,000 people2002: 0.556 per 1,000 people2003: 0.696 per 1,000 people2004: 0.778 per 1,000 people2005: 0.773 per 1,000 people2006: 0.794 per 1,000 people2007: 0.826 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

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.8261 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2007. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.8261 per 1,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1324 per 1,000 people, in 1992.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Public payphones (per 1,000 people) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992 to 2007.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1992 0.1324 per 1,000 people
1993 0.2111 per 1,000 people +59.5%
1994 0.3427 per 1,000 people +62.3%
1995 0.4065 per 1,000 people +18.6%
1997 0.5107 per 1,000 people +25.6%
1998 0.5006 per 1,000 people -2.0%
1999 0.4911 per 1,000 people -1.9%
2000 0.4822 per 1,000 people -1.8%
2001 0.4811 per 1,000 people -0.2%
2002 0.5557 per 1,000 people +15.5%
2003 0.6958 per 1,000 people +25.2%
2004 0.7784 per 1,000 people +11.9%
2005 0.7732 per 1,000 people -0.7%
2006 0.7937 per 1,000 people +2.7%
2007 0.8261 per 1,000 people +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3707 per 1,000 people 0.1324 per 1,000 people 0.5107 per 1,000 people 7
2000s 0.6733 per 1,000 people 0.4811 per 1,000 people 0.8261 per 1,000 people 8

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.07 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 17 Burkina Faso 0.9645 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 18 Rwanda 0.9382 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 20 Libya 0.7634 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 21 Mali 0.7102 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 22 Burundi 0.6119 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe?
Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.8261 per 1,000 people in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest public payphones recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.8261 per 1,000 people in 2007.
What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1324 per 1,000 people in 1992.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for public payphones?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
Is public payphones rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.