* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Mobile network coverage, percent of the population, 2016:

The average for 2016 based on 40 countries was 99.49 percent. The highest value was in Bulgaria: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Russia: 95 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
Bulgaria 100 1 2012 - 2016
Croatia 100 2 2012 - 2016
Cyprus 100 3 2012 - 2016
Estonia 100 4 2012 - 2016
Finland 100 5 2012 - 2016
Italy 100 6 2012 - 2016
Lithuania 100 7 2012 - 2016
Malta 100 8 2012 - 2016
Netherlands 100 9 2012 - 2016
Norway 100 10 2012 - 2016
Slovakia 100 11 2012 - 2016
Sweden 100 12 2012 - 2016
Switzerland 100 13 2012 - 2016
Belgium 99.9 14 2012 - 2016
Greece 99.9 15 2012 - 2016
North Macedonia 99.9 16 2012 - 2016
Poland 99.9 17 2012 - 2016
Romania 99.9 18 2012 - 2016
Ukraine 99.9 19 2012 - 2016
Albania 99.8 20 2012 - 2016
Bosnia & Herz. 99.8 21 2012 - 2016
Czechia 99.8 22 2012 - 2016
Serbia 99.8 23 2012 - 2016
Spain 99.8 24 2012 - 2016
Slovenia 99.7 25 2012 - 2016
UK 99.7 26 2012 - 2016
Denmark 99.5 27 2013 - 2016
Montenegro 99.5 28 2012 - 2016
Austria 99 29 2012 - 2016
France 99 30 2012 - 2016
Germany 99 31 2012 - 2016
Hungary 99 32 2012 - 2016
Iceland 99 33 2012 - 2016
Ireland 99 34 2012 - 2016
Luxembourg 99 35 2012 - 2016
Moldova 99 36 2012 - 2016
Portugal 99 37 2012 - 2016
Latvia 98.8 38 2012 - 2016
Turkey 98 39 2012 - 2016
Russia 95 40 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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