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 32 countries was 82.92 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
Malawi 99.6 5 2012 - 2016
Nigeria 99.4 6 2012 - 2016
Benin 99 7 2012 - 2016
Mauritius 99 8 2012 - 2016
Cape Verde 98.4 9 2012 - 2016
Botswana 98 10 2012 - 2016
Seychelles 98 11 2013 - 2016
Ivory Coast 97.9 12 2012 - 2016
Swaziland 96.8 13 2012 - 2016
Tanzania 95 14 2012 - 2016
Gambia 94 15 2012 - 2016
Lesotho 92.7 16 2012 - 2016
Madagascar 92.2 17 2012 - 2016
Senegal 91.6 18 2012 - 2016
Ethiopia 90 19 2012 - 2016
Kenya 89.1 20 2012 - 2016
Zimbabwe 88 21 2012 - 2016
Ghana 87 22 2012 - 2016
Chad 86 23 2012 - 2016
Guinea 80 24 2013 - 2016
Zambia 78 25 2012 - 2016
Mozambique 72 26 2012 - 2016
Mauritania 62 27 2012 - 2016
Liberia 60 28 2013 - 2016
Cameroon 58 29 2012 - 2016
Burundi 30 30 2012 - 2016
Mali 20 31 2012 - 2016
Gabon 1.9 32 2013 - 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. Namibia
2. Uganda
3. Rwanda
4. South Africa
5. Malawi
6. Nigeria
7. Benin
8. Mauritius
9. Cape Verde
10. Botswana
11. Seychelles
12. Ivory Coast
13. Swaziland
14. Tanzania
15. Gambia
16. Lesotho
17. Madagascar
18. Senegal
19. Ethiopia
20. Kenya
21. Zimbabwe
22. Ghana
23. Chad
24. Guinea
25. Zambia
26. Mozambique
27. Mauritania
28. Liberia
29. Cameroon
30. Burundi
31. Mali
32. Gabon
100.00
100.00
99.90
99.90
99.60
99.40
99.00
99.00
98.40
98.00
98.00
97.90
96.80
95.00
94.00
92.70
92.20
91.60
90.00
89.10
88.00
87.00
86.00
80.00
78.00
72.00
62.00
60.00
58.00
30.00
20.00
1.90
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