Telecommunication in Togo

Compared to the European Union, Togo is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +228, there were a total of 6.11 million connections in 2017. Among them were 6.07 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.79 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.

In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Togo is back. Around 12% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 1% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).

With about 1,168 webhosts, Togo 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 different 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 subscription.

Spread of internet connections in Togo 1990 - 2017

Broadband internet in Togo 2007 - 2017

Landlines in the years 1990 - 2017

Mobile phones in Togo 1990 - 2017

Spreading in 2017	Togo Total	Togo percent	EU Total	EU percent
Internet users	951,548.83	12.36 %	413.04 m	80.64 %
Broadband users	45,756.00	0.59 %	175.69 m	34.30 %
Landlines	36,111.00	0.47 %	209.74 m	40.95 %
Mobile cellulars	6.07 m	78.85 %	628.26 m	122.66 %