Equatorial Guinea: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Equatorial Guinea's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 5.7% on 2021 (from 1,718 to 1,816).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was +43.6% and a typical year strayed about 144.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 558.9% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 43.9% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 288.86 a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Equatorial Guinea had the 31st highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2022 ranking

• Eritrea — 28th of 35: 5,639
• Guam — 29th of 35: 3,038
• Samoa — 30th of 35: 1,889
• Marshall Islands — 32nd of 35: 942
• Guinea — 33rd of 35: 882
• Solomon Islands — 34th of 35: 836

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 18 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 137,467 (2024)
• Benin — 40,117 (2024)
• Botswana — 187,597 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 200,485 (2024)
• Burundi — 2,785 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 43,593 (2024)
• Cameroon — 588,198 (2022)
• Chad — 0 (2024)
• Comoros — 3,299 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35,000 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 511,437 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 893,441 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 49.54 (2022)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 3,063 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 118,427 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 11,389 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.63 (2022)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.8 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 63.3% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 3.44 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Equatorial Guinea's fixed broadband subscriptions?

1,816 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 908.89% from 180 in 2005 (14.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,881 in 2014 and the lowest 180 in 2005.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank?

31st highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Equatorial Guinea?

In 2022, Equatorial Guinea's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 5.7% on 2021 (from 1,718 to 1,816). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was +43.6% and a typical year strayed about 144.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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