Regional grouping :
Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Target Target 9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1 Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Series:
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Country/Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Algeria
40.0
40.0
41.5
63.6
81.5
...
...
...
...
...
98.0
98.0
99.2
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.7
99.0
98.2
...
...
Angola
...
...
...
40.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
90.0
92.0
99.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
100.0
...
...
Botswana
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
...
...
96.0
96.0
...
98.0
98.0
98.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
98.0
98.0
...
...
Burundi
...
...
...
82.0
...
...
83.0
...
...
...
...
...
52.5
49.0
50.0
95.4
96.8
96.8
96.8
...
...
Cameroon
45.0
49.0
54.0
58.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
79.7
81.9
82.8
84.8
72.2
78.5
77.3
79.9
...
...
Cabo Verde
...
86.0
85.0
87.0
91.0
96.0
...
...
96.0
96.0
...
98.4
98.8
98.8
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
...
...
Central African Republic
...
...
19.3
19.3
...
...
...
55.0
56.0
63.0
...
62.0
59.0
58.0
59.4
57.1
55.5
56.0
56.0
...
...
Chad
...
...
23.8
24.0
...
...
...
25.2
31.1
84.0
85.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.1
86.1
86.1
...
...
Comoros
...
...
...
40.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
90.9
90.9
85.9
92.0
92.0
...
...
Congo
21.0
28.0
39.0
53.0
...
...
78.0
93.0
95.0
...
...
...
75.0
75.0
75.0
...
75.0
75.0
88.0
...
...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
40.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
52.0
54.0
70.0
73.0
...
...
Benin
36.0
40.0
43.0
70.0
75.0
79.0
82.0
90.0
99.0
99.0
...
99.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
...
...
Equatorial Guinea
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
...
...
Ethiopia
...
9.7
10.0
10.0
...
...
...
...
...
73.0
...
90.0
95.0
97.0
97.0
...
97.0
97.0
97.0
...
...
Eritrea
0.0
...
...
1.3
1.7
79.6
80.0
83.0
85.0
85.0
92.0
...
85.0
85.0
85.0
...
85.0
85.0
85.0
...
...
Djibouti
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
85.0
85.0
90.0
90.0
95.0
95.0
...
...
...
...
85.0
85.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
...
...
Gabon
23.7
74.0
78.0
78.0
79.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
93.0
97.0
98.0
98.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
...
...
Gambia, the
70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
85.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
94.0
96.0
96.0
96.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
...
...
Ghana
...
...
59.0
65.3
68.0
73.0
75.0
77.0
84.9
87.0
...
...
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
97.0
97.0
97.0
...
...
Guinea
...
...
...
80.0
80.0
80.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
99.1
...
...
79.0
87.0
88.0
88.0
...
...
Cote d'Ivoire
50.0
55.0
55.0
59.0
...
84.9
92.2
92.1
92.1
94.5
97.9
97.9
97.9
95.0
95.7
97.1
97.5
97.6
97.7
...
...
Kenya
...
52.0
62.0
65.0
77.0
83.0
84.5
89.0
89.1
89.1
89.1
89.1
92.0
94.4
95.3
96.0
96.3
96.3
97.0
...
...
Lesotho
22.0
22.5
29.0
55.0
...
...
...
...
75.0
81.0
...
92.7
97.0
97.6
98.6
98.0
98.0
98.0
95.7
...
...
Liberia
16.4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
55.0
60.0
60.0
...
76.0
76.0
76.0
...
76.0
76.0
76.0
...
...
Libya
...
...
...
70.7
...
...
98.0
...
...
...
98.0
...
50.0
78.1
78.1
...
78.0
78.0
78.0
...
...
Madagascar
23.0
23.0
23.0
23.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
92.2
...
75.0
78.0
79.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
88.0
...
...
Malawi
28.0
49.0
70.0
...
...
...
80.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
...
...
95.0
96.0
82.0
84.0
88.0
86.0
86.3
...
...
Mali
...
...
...
20.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
85.0
...
81.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
...
...
Mauritania
...
...
26.0
36.0
51.0
62.0
...
...
...
...
...
90.0
90.0
90.0
95.0
96.0
96.3
96.5
96.6
...
...
Mauritius
95.0
96.0
99.8
99.8
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
...
...
Morocco
95.0
96.0
97.5
98.0
...
98.0
98.0
98.4
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.2
99.2
99.6
99.6
99.7
99.7
99.8
99.8
...
...
Mozambique
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
72.0
78.0
80.0
80.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
...
...
Namibia
...
88.0
88.0
90.0
95.0
...
78.0
92.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
...
...
Niger
14.0
14.0
15.0
45.0
...
...
...
...
75.0
...
...
...
80.0
89.0
92.0
...
92.0
92.0
92.0
...
...
Nigeria
45.0
55.0
58.0
60.0
...
83.0
90.0
90.0
68.5
80.9
91.2
99.4
92.1
92.7
92.7
94.3
89.8
90.8
92.9
...
...
Guinea-Bissau
...
...
...
65.0
...
...
...
50.0
46.0
65.0
...
...
86.0
83.0
90.5
91.8
97.1
100.0
100.0
...
...
Rwanda
...
70.0
75.0
80.0
90.0
92.0
96.0
96.0
97.3
98.4
99.3
99.9
100.0
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
98.6
...
...
Sao Tome and Principe
...
...
8.3
12.5
19.5
70.0
80.0
57.0
64.0
70.0
...
...
79.0
92.0
93.0
93.0
94.0
94.0
94.0
...
...
Senegal
85.0
85.0
85.0
83.0
85.0
86.0
87.0
90.0
90.0
91.1
91.6
91.6
92.0
97.4
97.7
97.9
98.0
99.0
99.4
...
...
Seychelles
90.0
95.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
...
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
...
...
Sierra Leone
...
...
...
70.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
90.0
90.0
90.0
74.0
80.0
89.0
93.2
...
...
Somalia
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60.0
70.0
80.0
...
85.0
38.7
38.7
65.5
46.5
80.0
80.0
80.0
...
...
South Africa
96.0
96.0
96.0
97.1
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.9
99.9
99.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
...
...
Zimbabwe
...
...
70.0
72.0
75.0
75.0
41.0
61.0
72.4
81.0
84.0
88.0
88.7
88.9
90.1
93.0
93.4
93.4
93.5
...
...
Sudan
27.0
33.0
34.0
...
60.0
66.0
66.0
86.0
86.7
88.3
89.0
89.1
89.5
89.7
89.7
90.0
90.9
90.9
90.4
...
...
Eswatini
...
...
...
90.0
...
91.0
90.0
92.0
94.9
96.8
...
...
21.0
21.2
95.0
98.0
99.0
99.0
99.1
...
...
Togo
85.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
...
...
75.0
91.0
91.0
...
91.0
93.0
91.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
98.0
98.0
...
...
Tunisia
98.0
98.0
98.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
...
...
Uganda
46.0
75.0
70.0
80.0
80.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
...
...
91.0
93.0
93.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
...
...
Egypt
...
...
92.0
92.0
99.6
99.6
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
...
...
United Republic of Tanzania
25.0
36.0
45.0
56.0
65.0
70.0
85.0
85.0
90.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
...
...
Burkina Faso
24.0
25.0
26.0
61.1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
93.0
93.0
92.0
92.0
92.0
92.6
...
...
Zambia
50.5
50.5
65.0
46.0
78.0
85.0
90.0
90.0
62.0
78.0
78.0
78.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
86.9
86.9
82.3
97.1
...
...
South Sudan
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
41.6
...
...
31.0
30.0
38.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
...
...
Africa
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
86.9
87.0
88.5
79.2
90.3
91.5
92.7
93.5
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