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 19 countries was 95.31 percent. The highest value was in Bolivia: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 63.3 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
Bolivia 100 1 2012 - 2016
Brazil 100 2 2012 - 2016
Colombia 100 3 2012 - 2016
Costa Rica 100 4 2012 - 2016
Guatemala 100 5 2012 - 2016
Nicaragua 100 6 2012 - 2016
Peru 100 7 2012 - 2016
Uruguay 100 8 2012 - 2016
Mexico 99.9 9 2012 - 2016
Paraguay 99.7 10 2012 - 2016
Domin. Rep. 98.5 11 2012 - 2016
Ecuador 96.9 12 2012 - 2016
Panama 96 13 2012 - 2016
Chile 95 14 2012 - 2016
Argentina 94.1 15 2012 - 2016
Venezuela 90 16 2012 - 2016
Honduras 89.9 17 2012 - 2016
El Salvador 87.6 18 2012 - 2016
Haiti 63.3 19 2016 - 2016



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. Bolivia
2. Brazil
3. Colombia
4. Costa Rica
5. Guatemala
6. Nicaragua
7. Peru
8. Uruguay
9. Mexico
10. Paraguay
11. Domin. Rep.
12. Ecuador
13. Panama
14. Chile
15. Argentina
16. Venezuela
17. Honduras
18. El Salvador
19. Haiti
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.90
99.70
98.50
96.90
96.00
95.00
94.10
90.00
89.90
87.60
63.30
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