Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 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.
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The World Bank
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Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
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0 1991
0 1992
0 1993
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0 1996
1.84166667 1997
31.51555556 1998
48.935 1999
46.36727273 2000
43.95333333 2001
41.38904762 2002
44.34318182 2003
55.75769231 2004
54.975 2005
60.28125 2006
73.31086957 2007
81.74772727 2008
81.65238095 2009
84.05238095 2010
82.46884615 2011
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Records
53
Source