Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cape Verde, 2001–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.0% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.0% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 74.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 363,118 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 43,593 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde was 99.4% in 2023, 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 (%)