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 6.56 m connections in 2020. Among them were 6.52 m 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 19% 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
With an average download speed of 21.16 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Togo ranked 131st in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 5.8 Mbit/second was significantly lower (172nd place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 20th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Togo comes th with a download speed of 0 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 0 Mbit was enough for th place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Mai 2021 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 Togo from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Togo 2007 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Togo Total | Togo percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 52,706.00 | 0.64 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 46,499.00 | 0.56 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 6.52 m | 78.71 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |