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
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 203 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
- 204 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
- 206 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
- 206 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
- 206 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
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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