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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0 per 100 people
World rank
208th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.9008 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 2010
Years of data
52
1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2022

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau is 0 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9008 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 2010.

That places Guinea-Bissau 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.0562 per 100 people —
1961 0.0527 per 100 people -6.2%
1962 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1966 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1967 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1971 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1972 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1981 0.2201 per 100 people +317.3%
1982 0.3657 per 100 people +66.1%
1983 0.4425 per 100 people +21.0%
1984 0.5574 per 100 people +26.0%
1985 0.6111 per 100 people +9.6%
1986 0.6017 per 100 people -1.5%
1987 0.5924 per 100 people -1.5%
1988 0.5832 per 100 people -1.6%
1989 0.5948 per 100 people +2.0%
1990 0.612 per 100 people +2.9%
1991 0.621 per 100 people +1.5%
1992 0.627 per 100 people +1.0%
1993 0.63 per 100 people +0.5%
1994 0.635 per 100 people +0.8%
1995 0.657 per 100 people +3.5%
1996 0.693 per 100 people +5.5%
1997 0.655 per 100 people -5.5%
1998 0.68 per 100 people +3.8%
1999 0.504 per 100 people -25.9%
2000 0.9008 per 100 people +78.7%
2001 0.785 per 100 people -12.9%
2002 0.8685 per 100 people +10.6%
2003 0.8006 per 100 people -7.8%
2004 0.7202 per 100 people -10.0%
2005 0.6959 per 100 people -3.4%
2006 0.4793 per 100 people -31.1%
2007 0.3152 per 100 people -34.2%
2008 0.3123 per 100 people -0.9%
2009 0.3174 per 100 people +1.6%
2010 0 per 100 people -100.0%
2011 0 per 100 people —
2012 0 per 100 people —
2013 0 per 100 people —
2014 0 per 100 people —
2015 0 per 100 people —
2016 0 per 100 people —
2017 0 per 100 people —
2018 0 per 100 people —
2022 0 per 100 people —

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +317.3% 0.0527 per 100 people 0.2201 per 100 people
2010 -100.0% 0.3174 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000 +78.7% 0.504 per 100 people 0.9008 per 100 people
1982 +66.1% 0.2201 per 100 people 0.3657 per 100 people
2007 -34.2% 0.4793 per 100 people 0.3152 per 100 people
2006 -31.1% 0.6959 per 100 people 0.4793 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0531 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0562 per 100 people 9
1970s 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 4
1980s 0.5077 per 100 people 0.2201 per 100 people 0.6111 per 100 people 9
1990s 0.6314 per 100 people 0.504 per 100 people 0.693 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.6195 per 100 people 0.3123 per 100 people 0.9008 per 100 people 10
2010s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 9
2020s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 1

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 205 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
  2. 206 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
  3. 207 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
  4. 208 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
  5. 208 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
  6. 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
  7. 208 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
  8. 208 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
  9. 208 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau was 0 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.9008 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2010.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.