Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony

Cote d'Ivoire
92.1%
in 2011
Nigeria
90.0%
in 2011
Cote d'Ivoire rank
16th
Nigeria rank
17th

Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
020406080100199720042011

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 92.1% against 90.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 40 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 63.2% 61.3% 2.0% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 92.1% 90.0% 2.1% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population coverage of mobile cellular telephony, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 92.1% against 90.0% in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in population coverage of mobile cellular telephony between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
2.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for population coverage of mobile cellular telephony?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/population-coverage-of-mobile-cellular-telephony-percent/cote-d-ivoire/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/population-coverage-of-mobile-cellular-telephony-percent/cote-d-ivoire/nigeria/">Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 484 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

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.