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 95.73 percent. The highest value was in Armenia: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Vietnam: 70 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
Armenia 100 1 2012 - 2016
Azerbaijan 100 2 2012 - 2016
Bahrain 100 3 2012 - 2016
Bhutan 100 4 2014 - 2016
Hong Kong 100 5 2012 - 2016
Indonesia 100 6 2012 - 2016
Israel 100 7 2012 - 2016
Kuwait 100 8 2012 - 2016
Qatar 100 9 2012 - 2016
Singapore 100 10 2012 - 2016
Taiwan 100 11 2012 - 2016
UA Emirates 100 12 2012 - 2016
Japan 99.9 13 2012 - 2016
South Korea 99.9 14 2012 - 2016
China 99.5 15 2012 - 2016
Saudi Arabia 99.4 16 2012 - 2016
Georgia 99.1 17 2012 - 2016
Lebanon 99.1 18 2012 - 2016
Bangladesh 99 19 2012 - 2016
Cambodia 99 20 2012 - 2016
Jordan 99 21 2012 - 2016
Oman 99 22 2012 - 2016
Philippines 99 23 2012 - 2016
Sri Lanka 98 24 2012 - 2016
Kyrgyzstan 97.7 25 2012 - 2016
Thailand 97 26 2012 - 2016
Laos 96 27 2014 - 2016
Malaysia 95.4 28 2012 - 2016
Iran 94.2 29 2012 - 2016
India 93.5 30 2012 - 2016
Mongolia 91.3 31 2012 - 2016
Kazakhstan 86.6 32 2012 - 2016
Pakistan 81.5 33 2012 - 2016
Nepal 80 34 2012 - 2016
Burma 73 35 2014 - 2016
Vietnam 70 36 2012 - 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. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Bahrain
4. Bhutan
5. Hong Kong
6. Indonesia
7. Israel
8. Kuwait
9. Qatar
10. Singapore
11. Taiwan
12. UA Emirates
13. Japan
14. South Korea
15. China
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Georgia
18. Lebanon
19. Bangladesh
20. Cambodia
21. Jordan
22. Oman
23. Philippines
24. Sri Lanka
25. Kyrgyzstan
26. Thailand
27. Laos
28. Malaysia
29. Iran
30. India
31. Mongolia
32. Kazakhstan
33. Pakistan
34. Nepal
35. Burma
36. Vietnam
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