Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea
Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea peaked at 27,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Guinea 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,054 | — |
| 1961 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,054 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,700 | +128.8% |
| 1971 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,600 | +40.4% |
| 1977 | 6,600 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,380 | +57.3% |
| 1982 | 11,580 | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 13,050 | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 14,630 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 14,506 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 13,007 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 12,112 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 10,000 | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 11,053 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 11,300 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 11,553 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 10,788 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 11,579 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 9,308 | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 10,855 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 16,206 | +49.3% |
| 1997 | 19,786 | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 15,213 | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 21,064 | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 24,311 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 25,490 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 25,989 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 26,165 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 26,200 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 27,000 | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 22,000 | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56,011. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +128.8% | 2,054 | 4,700 |
| 2012 | -100.0% | 18,000 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,054 | 2,054 | 2,054 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,243 | 4,700 | 6,600 | 7 |
| 1980s | 12,258 | 10,000 | 14,630 | 9 |
| 1990s | 13,765 | 9,308 | 21,064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,716 | 22,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,000 | 0 | 18,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 205 Benin 1,350 compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 269 compare
- 207 Kiribati 14 compare
- 208 Bhutan 0 compare
- 208 Chad 0 compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 208 Nauru 0 compare
- 208 South Sudan 0 compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guinea was 0 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Guinea ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.