Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0 per 100 people
World rank
206th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.9008 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 2010
Years of data
52
1960–2022

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2022

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau is 0 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9008 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 2010.

That places Guinea-Bissau 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau, 1960 to 2022.
Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.0562 per 100 people
1961 0.0527 per 100 people -6.2%
1962 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1966 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1967 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1971 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1972 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.0527 per 100 people +0.0%
1981 0.2201 per 100 people +317.3%
1982 0.3657 per 100 people +66.1%
1983 0.4425 per 100 people +21.0%
1984 0.5574 per 100 people +26.0%
1985 0.6111 per 100 people +9.6%
1986 0.6017 per 100 people -1.5%
1987 0.5924 per 100 people -1.5%
1988 0.5832 per 100 people -1.6%
1989 0.5948 per 100 people +2.0%
1990 0.612 per 100 people +2.9%
1991 0.621 per 100 people +1.5%
1992 0.627 per 100 people +1.0%
1993 0.63 per 100 people +0.5%
1994 0.635 per 100 people +0.8%
1995 0.657 per 100 people +3.5%
1996 0.693 per 100 people +5.5%
1997 0.655 per 100 people -5.5%
1998 0.68 per 100 people +3.8%
1999 0.504 per 100 people -25.9%
2000 0.9008 per 100 people +78.7%
2001 0.785 per 100 people -12.9%
2002 0.8685 per 100 people +10.6%
2003 0.8006 per 100 people -7.8%
2004 0.7202 per 100 people -10.0%
2005 0.6959 per 100 people -3.4%
2006 0.4793 per 100 people -31.1%
2007 0.3152 per 100 people -34.2%
2008 0.3123 per 100 people -0.9%
2009 0.3174 per 100 people +1.6%
2010 0 per 100 people -100.0%
2011 0 per 100 people
2012 0 per 100 people
2013 0 per 100 people
2014 0 per 100 people
2015 0 per 100 people
2016 0 per 100 people
2017 0 per 100 people
2018 0 per 100 people
2022 0 per 100 people

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +317.3% 0.0527 per 100 people 0.2201 per 100 people
2010 -100.0% 0.3174 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000 +78.7% 0.504 per 100 people 0.9008 per 100 people
1982 +66.1% 0.2201 per 100 people 0.3657 per 100 people
2007 -34.2% 0.4793 per 100 people 0.3152 per 100 people
2006 -31.1% 0.6959 per 100 people 0.4793 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0531 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0562 per 100 people 9
1970s 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 0.0527 per 100 people 4
1980s 0.5077 per 100 people 0.2201 per 100 people 0.6111 per 100 people 9
1990s 0.6314 per 100 people 0.504 per 100 people 0.693 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.6195 per 100 people 0.3123 per 100 people 0.9008 per 100 people 10
2010s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 9
2020s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 1

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 203 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
  2. 204 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
  3. 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
  4. 206 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
  5. 206 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
  6. 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
  7. 206 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
  8. 206 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
  9. 206 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau was 0 per 100 people in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.9008 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2010.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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