Households with television (%) in Benin
Benin: Households with television (%) was 25.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Benin, 1996–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, households with television in Benin stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Benin peaked at 25.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1996.
Benin ranks 19th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Households with television (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +47.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +3.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 25.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 25.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 64% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.5% | 25.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Benin?
- Households with television in Benin was 25.4% in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest households with television recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for households with television?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Households with television (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.