Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 84.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde, 2015–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde peaked at 84.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2015.
Cape Verde ranks 90th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.3% | 71.0% | 74.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.7% | 84.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 87 Peru 86.0% compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 84.3% compare
- 91 El Salvador 83.8% compare
- 91 Vietnam 83.8% compare
- 93 Grenada 83.5% compare
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 that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde was 84.2% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cape Verde ranks 90th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)