Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
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Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
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1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 16
1997 11.38325
1998 36.364
1999 52.38666667
2000 51.136
2001 48.80526316
2002 47.12111111
2003 50.87678571
2004 59.678125
2005 59.41589744
2006 63.909375
2007 76.85857143
2008 83.8537037
2009 84.82962963
2010 86.27692308
2011 84.77064516
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Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source