Telecommunication in Guinea
Compared to the United States, Guinea is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +224, there were a total of 13.80 million connections in 2020. Among them were 13.80 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.1 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 15 webhosts, Guinea is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 6.6 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Guinea ranked 167th in an international comparison. The upload rate was 7.3 Mbit/second (140th place).The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in October 2022 from 180 countries.
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 Guinea from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Guinea 2010 - 2020
Guinea is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 26% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 0% 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 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Guinea Total | Guinea percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 3.41 m | 26.00 % | 301.33 m | 90.90 % |
| Broadband users | 1,000.00 | 0.01 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 13.80 m | 105.04 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
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