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 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cape Verde, 2001–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% 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 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 102nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.0% | — |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 99.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 99.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (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 Cape Verde?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cape Verde was 99.3% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2017.
- 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 102nd 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 Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (%).