
Telecommunication in Chad
Compared to the United States, Chad is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +235, there were a total of 10.35 million connections in 2021. Among them were 10.35 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.60 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about six webhosts, Chad is below the world's average by population.
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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 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.Access to the internet in Chad from 1990 - 2021
Broadband internet in Chad 2009 - 2021

Landlines 1990 - 2021
Mobile phones 1990 - 2021
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Distribution in 2021 | Chad Total | Chad percent | USA Total | USA percent |
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Internet users | 3.07 m | 17.87 % | 304.52 m | 91.75 % |
Landlines | 5,294.00 | 0.03 % | 97.82 m | 29.47 % |
Mobile cellulars | 10.35 m | 60.22 % | 361.66 m | 108.97 % |