Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Angola
Angola: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Angola, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 85.7% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Angola peaked at 85.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2011.
Angola ranks 203rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40.0% | — |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +2.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 85.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.4%, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 85.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +37.1% | 62.0% | 85.0% |
| 2015 | +31.9% | 46.0% | 60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.6% | 40.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 77.5% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 200 Nicaragua 87.7% compare
- 201 Congo 87.0% compare
- 202 Mozambique 86.0% compare
- 204 Liberia 85.4% compare
- 205 French Guiana 85.3% compare
- 206 Benin 85.0% compare
- 206 Micronesia (Federated States of) 85.0% compare
- 206 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 85.0% compare
- 206 Wallis and Futuna Islands 85.0% 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 proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Angola?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Angola was 85.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2011.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Angola ranks 203rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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