Households with television (%) in Gambia
Gambia: Households with television (%) was 76.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Gambia, 2002–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households with television in Gambia is 76.0%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Households with television (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.7% | — |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 76.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 76.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 7.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 3 Mauritius 96.9% compare
- 4 Egypt 95.9% compare
- 5 Seychelles 94.6% compare
- 7 South Africa 74.7% compare
- 8 Cape Verde 66.9% compare
- 9 Senegal 57.0% compare
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 households with television in Gambia?
- Households with television in Gambia was 76.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for households with television?
- Gambia ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.