Public payphones in Madagascar
Madagascar: Public payphones was 3,142 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Madagascar, 1990–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Madagascar is 3,142, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 595.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Madagascar peaked at 3,142 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 116, in 1991.
That places Madagascar 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127 | — |
| 1991 | 116 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 117 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 521 | +345.3% |
| 1997 | 365 | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 340 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 452 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 459 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 767 | +67.1% |
| 2002 | 777 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 930 | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 905 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 959 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,183 | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 2,028 | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 2,738 | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 3,142 | +14.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3,142 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,220, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3,142 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Madagascar 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 | +345.3% | 117 | 521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269.25 | 116 | 521 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,389 | 459 | 3,142 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Madagascar?
- Public payphones in Madagascar was 3,142 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,142 in 2009.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 116 in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for public payphones?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 595.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.