Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Congo
Congo: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Congo, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Congo is 87.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Congo peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2012.
Congo ranks 201st of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.0% | — |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +57.6% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +4.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 87.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.4%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 87.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.1% | 22.0% | 64.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 64.5% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (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 Congo?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Congo was 87.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2012.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Congo ranks 201st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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