Telecommunication in Togo
Compared to the United States, Togo is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +228, there were a total of 6.56 million connections in 2020. Among them were 6.52 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.79 per person. In the US, , this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 1,168 webhosts, Togo is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 219 million of these, or about 19 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 31.84 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Togo ranked 102nd in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 4.0 Mbit/second was significantly lower (164th place).In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Togo comes 55th with a download speed of 33.34 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 8 Mbit was only enough for 102nd place.
The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 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 Togo from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Togo 2007 - 2020
Togo is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 24% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 1% 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 | Togo Total | Togo percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 1.99 m | 24.00 % | 301.33 m | 90.90 % |
| Broadband users | 52,706.00 | 0.64 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 46,499.00 | 0.56 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 6.52 m | 78.71 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
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