India: Mobile network coverage, percent of the population
, 2012 - 2016:
For that indicator, we provide data for India from 2012 to 2016. The average value for India during that period was 87.2 percent with a minimum of 83 percent in 2012 and a maximum of 93.5 percent in 2015.
The latest value from 2016 is 93.5 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2016 based on 138
countries is 94.01 percent.
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Definition: Mobile network coverage measures the percentage of inhabitants who are within range of a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants within range of a mobile cellular signal by the total population.
