Public payphones in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Public payphones was 560 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Cape Verde, 1992–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Cape Verde is 560, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Cape Verde peaked at 590 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 70, in 1992.
That places Cape Verde 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public payphones in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70 | — |
| 1993 | 141 | +101.4% |
| 1994 | 175 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 195 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 307 | +57.4% |
| 1997 | 425 | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 407 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 411 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 394 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 448 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 448 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 458 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 431 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 432 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 435 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 590 | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 560 | -5.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 560 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,275, 44% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 560 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +101.4% | 70 | 141 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266.38 | 70 | 425 | 8 |
| 2000s | 466.22 | 394 | 590 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Cape Verde?
- Public payphones in Cape Verde was 560 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 590 in 2007.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for public payphones?
- Cape Verde ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.