Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Angola
Angola: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Angola, 2006–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Angola is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Angola peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2006.
Angola ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40.0% | — |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +125.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +1.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 89.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 89.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +125.0% | 40.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.0% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 191 Congo 89.3% compare
- 192 Madagascar 88.5% compare
- 193 Mozambique 88.0% compare
More science & technology data for Angola
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50.27 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Angola?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Angola was 89.6% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2006.
- How does Angola rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Angola ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).