Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 893,441 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 893,441. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 893,441 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.8 | 0 | 600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,230 | 5,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,987 | 399,290 | 617,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 818,070 | 744,081 | 893,441 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 118,427 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,063 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.7999 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 63.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 79.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Equatorial Guinea was 893,441 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 893,441 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. 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. 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.