
Telecommunication in Chad
Compared to the European Union, Chad is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +235, there were a total of 8.69 million connections in 2020. Among them were 8.69 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.53 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.With about 6 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% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.Access to the Internet in Chad from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Chad 2009 - 2020

Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
Distribution in 2020 | Chad Total | Chad percent | EU Total | EU percent |
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Internet users | 1.71 m | 10.40 % | 379.21 m | 84.74 % |
Landlines | 5,340.00 | 0.03 % | 160.15 m | 35.79 % |
Mobile cellulars | 8.69 m | 52.89 % | 540.56 m | 120.80 % |