Public payphones in Gabon
Gabon: Public payphones was 203 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Gabon, 1996–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 203 for public payphones in 2007.
The figure is down 42.0% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Gabon peaked at 830 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 121, in 2003.
Gabon ranks 42nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674 | 518 | 830 | 2 |
| 2000s | 270.86 | 121 | 685 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 39 Benin 549 compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 309 compare
- 41 Seychelles 236 compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 203 compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 200 compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 130 compare
More science & technology data for Gabon
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 68.7% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.56 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 4.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 119,181 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 3.97 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 13.89 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Gabon?
- Public payphones in Gabon was 203 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 830 in 1997.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 in 2003.
- How does Gabon rank for public payphones?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.