Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 10 Poland 0.2% compare
- 10 Poland 0.2% compare
- 12 Belgium 0.1% compare
- 12 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.1% compare
- 12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 0.1% compare
- 12 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 12 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 12 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 12 Slovakia 0.1% compare
- 12 Croatia 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia?
- Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity in Slovakia was 0.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity?
- Slovakia ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity limitation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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