Telephone mainlines in Guinea
Guinea: Telephone mainlines was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Telephone mainlines in Guinea, 1960–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.76 per 1,000 people for telephone mainlines in 2011.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone mainlines in Guinea peaked at 3.05 per 1,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.5801 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Guinea 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5801 per 1,000 people | 0.5801 per 1,000 people | 0.5801 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 3.05 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 3.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Chad 2.71 per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 2.39 per 1,000 people compare
- 51 Central African Republic 1.21 per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8408 per 1,000 people compare
- 53 Liberia 0.7632 per 1,000 people compare
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 33.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.92 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0063 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 882 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.01 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 79.78 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone mainlines in Guinea?
- Telephone mainlines in Guinea was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone mainlines recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 per 1,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest telephone mainlines recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5801 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for telephone mainlines?
- Guinea ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is telephone mainlines rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people). 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. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.