Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Madagascar, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Madagascar is 34.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Madagascar peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 221st of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.0% | — |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.6%, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 25.0% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 218 Guinea-Bissau 35.8% compare
- 219 Haiti 35.7% compare
- 220 Solomon Islands 35.2% compare
- 222 Burundi 32.2% compare
- 223 Tuvalu 31.3% compare
- 224 South Sudan 15.0% compare
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (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 4g mobile network in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Madagascar was 34.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- Madagascar ranks 221st out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 4G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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