Public payphones in Togo
Togo: Public payphones was 29,427 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Togo, 1986–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 2007, public payphones in Togo stood at 29,427. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.9% on the previous year and up 26,174.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Togo peaked at 29,427 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1986.
That places Togo 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | — |
| 1987 | 30 | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 50 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 104 | +108.0% |
| 1991 | 68 | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 112 | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 168 | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 112 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 132 | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 6,011 | +4453.8% |
| 2000 | 7,625 | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 11,147 | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 12,257 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 13,207 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 22,300 | +68.8% |
| 2005 | 26,161 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 21,338 | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 29,427 | +37.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 29,427 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,321, 8.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Togo's 29,427 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 16.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +4453.8% | 132 | 6,011 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 | 20 | 50 | 4 |
| 1990s | 691.1 | 68 | 6,011 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,933 | 7,625 | 29,427 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More science & technology data for Togo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 80.8 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9146 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 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 129.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Togo?
- Public payphones in Togo was 29,427 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29,427 in 2007.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1986.
- How does Togo rank for public payphones?
- Togo ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26,174.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.