Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 147.2 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 147.2 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 147.2 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Guinea-Bissau 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 36.71 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 per 100 people | 43.24 per 100 people | 80.82 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.99 per 100 people | 95.06 per 100 people | 147.2 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More infrastructure data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 20,400 (1998)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,200 (1998)
- Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1997)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 7,599 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 29.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau was 147.2 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 147.2 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.