Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Public payphones was 0.8261 per 1,000 people in 2007. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992–2007
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.