Kenya vs Uganda: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Kenya

98.0%

in 2023

Uganda

98.0%

in 2023

Kenya rank

139th

Uganda rank

139th

Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network over time

Kenya currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 139th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network
Unit: %
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 3,643 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)