Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%) was 98.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony in Seychelles, 1998–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 98.0% for population coverage of mobile cellular telephony in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population coverage of mobile cellular telephony in Seychelles peaked at 98.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1998.
That places Seychelles 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.0% | — |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More science & technology data for Seychelles
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 359.5 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population coverage of mobile cellular telephony in Seychelles?
- Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony in Seychelles was 98.0% in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest population coverage of mobile cellular telephony recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest population coverage of mobile cellular telephony recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for population coverage of mobile cellular telephony?
- Seychelles ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is population coverage of mobile cellular telephony rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.