Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea

Eritrea: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 2 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
155th
of 212 countries
All-time high
2.13
in 2015
All-time low
0.718
in 1993
Years of data
30
1992–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea, 1992–2022

0.511.521992200720221992: 0.7231993: 0.7181994: 0.7941995: 0.8661996: 0.8891997: 11998: 1.11999: 1.22000: 1.42001: 1.42002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 1.52005: 1.42006: 1.42007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.72010: 1.82011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2.12015: 2.12016: 2.12017: 2.12019: 22020: 22021: 22022: 2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea stood at 2.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea peaked at 2.13 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.718, in 1993.

That places Eritrea 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea, 1992 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1992 0.723 —
1993 0.718 -0.7%
1994 0.794 +10.6%
1995 0.866 +9.1%
1996 0.889 +2.7%
1997 1.02 +14.7%
1998 1.11 +8.8%
1999 1.24 +11.7%
2000 1.36 +9.7%
2001 1.35 -0.6%
2002 1.5 +11.0%
2003 1.53 +1.8%
2004 1.51 -1.0%
2005 1.42 -6.2%
2006 1.39 -2.0%
2007 1.36 -1.8%
2008 1.44 +5.2%
2009 1.68 +17.0%
2010 1.84 +9.7%
2011 1.95 +5.9%
2012 1.98 +1.5%
2013 2.01 +1.8%
2014 2.07 +2.6%
2015 2.13 +2.8%
2016 2.11 -0.5%
2017 2.1 -0.7%
2019 2.04 -3.0%
2020 2.01 -1.6%
2021 1.97 -1.8%
2022 2 +1.6%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996, 6.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 5.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.92 0.718 1.24 8
2000s 1.45 1.35 1.68 10
2010s 2.03 1.84 2.13 9
2020s 1.99 1.97 2.01 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 152 Tajikistan 2.21 compare
  2. 153 Kyrgyzstan 2.18 compare
  3. 154 Samoa 2.12 compare
  4. 156 Yemen 1.9 compare
  5. 157 Zimbabwe 1.79 compare
  6. 158 Papua New Guinea 1.69 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea?
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Eritrea was 2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 2015.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.718 in 1993.
How does Eritrea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
Eritrea ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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