Public payphones in Uganda
Uganda: Public payphones was 106,695 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Uganda, 1992–2010
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 106,695 for public payphones in 2010. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3,133.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Uganda peaked at 106,695 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 314, in 1992.
Uganda ranks 4th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 801.12 | 314 | 1,380 | 8 |
| 2000s | 21,217 | 3,243 | 94,896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,695 | 106,695 | 106,695 | 1 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.59 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2076 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Uganda?
- Public payphones in Uganda was 106,695 in 2010, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 106,695 in 2010.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 314 in 1992.
- How does Uganda rank for public payphones?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,133.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.