Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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53
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Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
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0 1991
0 1992
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1.58085714 1997
31.51555556 1998
48.935 1999
46.36727273 2000
43.95333333 2001
41.235 2002
44.37173913 2003
55.72962963 2004
55.06666667 2005
60.27439024 2006
73.31086957 2007
81.80217391 2008
82.03181818 2009
84.32272727 2010
82.74777778 2011
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Records
53
Source