Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Madagascar, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 34.6% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network 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, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Madagascar peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | 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 56.7%, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 42% of the median. (48 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
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 35.8% compare
- 205 Haiti 35.7% compare
- 206 Solomon Islands 35.2% compare
- 208 Burundi 32.2% compare
- 209 Tuvalu 31.3% compare
- 210 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 share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Madagascar?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Madagascar was 34.6% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Madagascar ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 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 International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).