Telecommunication in Cameroon
Compared to the European Union, Cameroon is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +237, there were a total of 26.13 million connections in 2020. Among them were 25.25 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.95 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.With about 10,207 webhosts, Cameroon is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 444 million of these, or about 4 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.Access to the Internet in Cameroon from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Cameroon 2005 - 2020
Cameroon is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 34% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 3% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Cameroon Total | Cameroon percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 713,845.00 | 2.69 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 883,015.00 | 3.33 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 25.25 m | 95.10 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |
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