Guinea Bissau Communications - 2024

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 4,800 (2009 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2009 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 2,236,511 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 109 (2021 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: small system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile cellular communications; 2 mobile network operators; one of the poorest countries in the world and this is reflected in the country's telecommunications development; radio is the most important source of information for the public (2020)

domestic: fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile cellular teledensity is just over 109 per 100 persons (2021)

international: country code - 245; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea-Bissau with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe (2019)

Broadcast media

1 state-owned TV station, Televisao da Guine-Bissau (TGB) and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)

Internet country code

.gw

Internet users

total: 735,000 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 2,383 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.1 (2020 est.)