Fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia
Gambia: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia stood at 0.5186 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 309.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia peaked at 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 per 100 people, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0022 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0043 per 100 people | +91.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 per 100 people | +257.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.016 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.022 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 per 100 people | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1267 per 100 people | +508.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1606 per 100 people | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1642 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1708 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1847 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2035 per 100 people | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1987 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1941 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2158 per 100 people | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5021 per 100 people | +132.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5186 per 100 people | +3.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.5186 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.5186 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +508.7% | 0.0208 per 100 people | 0.1267 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +257.7% | 0.0043 per 100 people | 0.0152 per 100 people |
| 2023 | +132.7% | 0.2158 per 100 people | 0.5021 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0108 per 100 people | 0.0022 per 100 people | 0.0165 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1096 per 100 people | 0.0182 per 100 people | 0.2035 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3259 per 100 people | 0.1941 per 100 people | 0.5186 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Gambia was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5186 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.