Public payphones in Benin
Benin: Public payphones was 549 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Benin, 1992–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 2008, public payphones in Benin stood at 549.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Benin peaked at 804 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 161, in 1993.
Benin ranks 39th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public payphones in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 165 | — |
| 1993 | 161 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 166 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 361 | +117.5% |
| 1996 | 360 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 288 | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 311 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 442 | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 508 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 646 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 760 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 804 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 797 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 704 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 680 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 676 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 549 | -18.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 549 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,321, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 549 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Benin 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 | +117.5% | 166 | 361 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281.75 | 161 | 442 | 8 |
| 2000s | 680.44 | 508 | 804 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 36 Angola 726 compare
- 37 Malawi 564 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 560 compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 309 compare
- 41 Seychelles 236 compare
- 42 Gabon 203 compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 203 compare
More science & technology data for Benin
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 145.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Benin?
- Public payphones in Benin was 549 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 804 in 2003.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 161 in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for public payphones?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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. 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.