Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.9788 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea stood at 0.9788 units per person.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea peaked at 1.1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Guinea 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +1776.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | +195.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 units per person | +638.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.005 units per person | +64.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 units per person | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per person | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.207 units per person | +912.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2778 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.344 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3848 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4561 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5113 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6645 units per person | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7569 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9148 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9202 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9446 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9455 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9876 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9532 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9788 units per person | +2.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.9788 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.9788 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1776.2% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2007 | +912.6% | 0.0204 units per person | 0.207 units per person |
| 1998 | +638.0% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
| 1997 | +195.8% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1001 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.344 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7486 units per person | 0.3848 units per person | 0.9876 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 units per person | 0.9532 units per person | 1.1 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 (2022)
- 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 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 mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Guinea was 0.9788 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.