Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 49.54 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 49.54 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 49.54 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0.0105 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.0495 per 100 people | +373.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0472 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0916 per 100 people | +94.2% |
| 2000 | 0.711 per 100 people | +676.2% |
| 2001 | 2 per 100 people | +181.4% |
| 2002 | 4.01 per 100 people | +100.5% |
| 2003 | 4.89 per 100 people | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 6.88 per 100 people | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 10.23 per 100 people | +48.7% |
| 2006 | 12.12 per 100 people | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 14.48 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6 per 100 people | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 17.61 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 33.58 per 100 people | +90.7% |
| 2011 | 38.56 per 100 people | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 38.74 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.94 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.9 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.68 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.17 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 36.23 per 100 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 36.58 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36.94 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 43.35 per 100 people | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 46.43 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 49.54 per 100 people | +6.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 49.54 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 41% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 49.54 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +676.2% | 0.0916 per 100 people | 0.711 per 100 people |
| 1997 | +373.1% | 0.0105 per 100 people | 0.0495 per 100 people |
| 2001 | +181.4% | 0.711 per 100 people | 2 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0199 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0916 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.95 per 100 people | 0.711 per 100 people | 17.61 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.03 per 100 people | 33.58 per 100 people | 38.74 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.44 per 100 people | 43.35 per 100 people | 49.54 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 893,441 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6095 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea was 49.54 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.54 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.