Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription. Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Tunisia (2007)100
2Mauritius (2006)99.8
3South Africa (2007)99.79
4Egypt (2007)99.01
5Botswana (2007)99
6Morocco (2006)98
7Seychelles (2007)98
8Namibia (2007)95
9North Africa (2007)93.5
10Malawi (2006)93
11Swaziland (2006)90
12Rwanda (2007)90
13Cape Verde (2006)87
14Togo (2007)86
15Gambia (2007)85
16Senegal (2007)85
17Burundi (2006)82
18Algeria (2007)81.5
19Uganda (2007)80
20Guinea (2006)80
21Gabon (2007)79
22Africa (2007)78.63
23Kenya (2007)77
24Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)76.16
25Zimbabwe (2007)75
26Djibouti (2006)75
27Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)74.76
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)74.76
29Libya (2006)70.7
30Benin (2007)70
31Sierra Leone (2006)70
32Ghana (2007)68
33Guinea-Bissau (2006)65
34Tanzania (2007)65
35Burkina Faso (2006)61.1
36Nigeria (2006)60
37Ivory Coast (2006)59
38Cameroon (2006)58
39Lesotho (2006)55
40Mauritania (2006)54
41Republic of the Congo (2006)53
42Eritrea (2006)50
43Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)50
44Zambia (2007)50
45Niger (2006)45
46Mozambique (2006)44
47Angola (2006)40
48Comoros (2006)40
49Chad (2006)24
50Madagascar (2006)23
51Mali (2006)20
52Central African Republic (2006)19.3
53Sao Tome and Principe (2007)19
54Liberia (2003)16.35
55Sudan (2006)12
56Ethiopia (2006)10
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