Public payphones in Eritrea
Eritrea: Public payphones was 778 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Eritrea, 1992–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Eritrea is 778, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Eritrea peaked at 778 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 120, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Public payphones in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 120 | — |
| 1993 | 121 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 122 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 129 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 134 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 265 | +97.8% |
| 1998 | 381 | +43.8% |
| 1999 | 431 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 416 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 430 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 443 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 447 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 446 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 451 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 506 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 518 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 613 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 778 | +26.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 778 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,220, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 778 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +97.8% | 134 | 265 |
| 1998 | +43.8% | 265 | 381 |
| 2009 | +26.9% | 613 | 778 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212.88 | 120 | 431 | 8 |
| 2000s | 504.8 | 416 | 778 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More science & technology data for Eritrea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 59.12 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.64 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.93 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 29.08 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Eritrea?
- Public payphones in Eritrea was 778 in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 778 in 2009.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for public payphones?
- Eritrea ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.