Mobile network coverage - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Mobile network coverage, percent of the population, 2016:

The average for 2016 based on 36 countries was 84.73 percent. The highest value was in Namibia: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Gabon: 1.9 percent. The indicator is available from 2012 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Telecommunication Union
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Countries Mobile network coverage, 2016 Global rank Available data
Namibia 100 1 2012 - 2016
Uganda 100 2 2012 - 2016
Rwanda 99.9 3 2012 - 2016
South Africa 99.9 4 2012 - 2016
Egypt 99.8 5 2012 - 2016
Malawi 99.6 6 2012 - 2016
Nigeria 99.4 7 2012 - 2016
Morocco 99.2 8 2012 - 2016
Algeria 99 9 2012 - 2016
Benin 99 10 2012 - 2016
Mauritius 99 11 2012 - 2016
Tunisia 99 12 2012 - 2016
Cape Verde 98.4 13 2012 - 2016
Botswana 98 14 2012 - 2016
Seychelles 98 15 2013 - 2016
Ivory Coast 97.9 16 2012 - 2016
Swaziland 96.8 17 2012 - 2016
Tanzania 95 18 2012 - 2016
Gambia 94 19 2012 - 2016
Lesotho 92.7 20 2012 - 2016
Madagascar 92.2 21 2012 - 2016
Senegal 91.6 22 2012 - 2016
Ethiopia 90 23 2012 - 2016
Kenya 89.1 24 2012 - 2016
Zimbabwe 88 25 2012 - 2016
Ghana 87 26 2012 - 2016
Chad 86 27 2012 - 2016
Guinea 80 28 2013 - 2016
Zambia 78 29 2012 - 2016
Mozambique 72 30 2012 - 2016
Mauritania 62 31 2012 - 2016
Liberia 60 32 2013 - 2016
Cameroon 58 33 2012 - 2016
Burundi 30 34 2012 - 2016
Mali 20 35 2012 - 2016
Gabon 1.9 36 2013 - 2016


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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.

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1. Namibia
2. Uganda
3. Rwanda
4. South Africa
5. Egypt
6. Malawi
7. Nigeria
8. Morocco
9. Algeria
10. Benin
11. Mauritius
12. Tunisia
13. Cape Verde
14. Botswana
15. Seychelles
16. Ivory Coast
17. Swaziland
18. Tanzania
19. Gambia
20. Lesotho
21. Madagascar
22. Senegal
23. Ethiopia
24. Kenya
25. Zimbabwe
26. Ghana
27. Chad
28. Guinea
29. Zambia
30. Mozambique
31. Mauritania
32. Liberia
33. Cameroon
34. Burundi
35. Mali
36. Gabon
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