Public payphones in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Public payphones was 0.0161 per 1,000 people in 2008. β Volatile
Public payphones in Zimbabwe, 1981β2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0161 per 1,000 people for public payphones in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2585 per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 per 1,000 people, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1011 per 1,000 people | 0.0917 per 1,000 people | 0.1117 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1568 per 1,000 people | 0.0945 per 1,000 people | 0.2401 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1464 per 1,000 people | 0.0161 per 1,000 people | 0.2585 per 1,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 44 Angola 0.0402 per 1,000 people compare
- 45 Central African Republic 0.0261 per 1,000 people compare
- 46 Congo, Republic of 0.0244 per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Chad 0.0102 per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.0061 per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Niger 0.0057 per 1,000 people compare
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.7891 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 94.25 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Zimbabwe?
- Public payphones in Zimbabwe was 0.0161 per 1,000 people in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2585 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for public payphones?
- Zimbabwe ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
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.