Public payphones in Nigeria
Nigeria: Public payphones was 0 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Nigeria, 1990–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0 for public payphones in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Nigeria peaked at 4,873 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 51st out of 51 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,146 | — |
| 1991 | 1,428 | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 347 | -75.7% |
| 1995 | 720 | +107.5% |
| 1997 | 940 | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 1,600 | +70.2% |
| 1999 | 3,000 | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 4,246 | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 4,866 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 4,873 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,321. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,312 | 347 | 3,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,496 | 0 | 4,873 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,799 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Nigeria?
- Public payphones in Nigeria was 0 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,873 in 2002.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for public payphones?
- Nigeria ranks 51st out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.