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3G Coverage by African country

2025

Share of the population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (ITU).

Africa, 202537 of 54 countries
88.9%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Rwanda · 99.9%Lowest in 2025South Sudan · 18.0%Reported in 202537 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 94.2%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 55.0%Somalia — 80.0%Kenya — 98.0%Sudan — no dataChad — no dataSouth Africa — 99.9%Lesotho — no dataZimbabwe — 90.5%Botswana — 98.0%Namibia — 89.0%Senegal — no dataMali — no dataMauritania — 85.0%Benin — 85.0%Niger — no dataNigeria — 84.4%Cameroon — 75.0%Togo — 88.0%Ghana — 99.7%Cote d'Ivoire — 98.3%Guinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — 61.1%Liberia — 94.0%Sierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 81.2%Central African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 95.5%Malawi — 89.5%Mozambique — 87.0%Eswatini — 99.1%Angola — 90.9%Burundi — 75.0%Madagascar — no dataGambia — no dataTunisia — 99.0%Algeria — 99.1%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 99.8%Egypt — 99.8%Libya — 97.0%Ethiopia — 99.0%Djibouti — no dataUganda — 97.8%Rwanda — 99.9%South Sudan — 18.0%Nigeria 84.4%Nigeria 84.4%Ethiopia 99.0%Ethiopia 99.0%Kenya 98.0%Kenya 98.0%South Africa 99.9%South Africa 99.9%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Rwanda99.9%South Africa99.9%Egypt99.8%Morocco99.8%Ghana99.7%LOWEST IN 2025South Sudan18.0%Democratic Republic of the Congo55.0%Guinea-Bissau61.1%Cameroon75.0%Burundi75.0%PINNEDEthiopia99.0%8 of 37Kenya98.0%14 of 37Nigeria84.4%30 of 37OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn97.5%Comorosnot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawn99.0%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn96.0%Seychellesnot drawn99.0%% of population · quintiles of the observed range18%84.4%90.5%97.5%99%99.9%no record
20142025
ITU · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries99.5%
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries99.3%
Eastern Africa14 of 18 countries92.7%
Western Africa10 of 16 countries87.0%
Middle Africa4 of 9 countries66.0%
Africaall 54 countries · 37 with a 2025 figure88.9%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
17 countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea and 12 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

3G CoverageShare of the population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (ITU).
SourceITU, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of population
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range2007–2025
Coverage37 of 54 countries · 37 reported, 0 modelled, 17 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 37 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "3G Coverage". Data adapted from ITU. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/3g-coverage
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=population_coverage_3g_pct&year=2025&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
TechnologyInternet UsersIndividuals using the internet as a share of population.TechnologyMobile SubscriptionsMobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.Technology4G CoverageShare of the population covered by a 4G mobile network (ITU).

3G Coverage: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#Country3G CoveragePeriod
1Rwanda99.91%2025
2South Africa99.86%2025
3Egypt99.8%2025
4Morocco99.8%2025
5Ghana99.69%2025
6Senegal99.5%2024
7Eswatini99.1%2025
8Algeria99.06%2025
9Ethiopia99.01%2025
10Mauritius99%2025
11Seychelles99%2025
12Tunisia99%2025
13Cote d'Ivoire98.3%2025
14Botswana98%2025
15Gabon98%2024
16Kenya98%2025
17Uganda97.8%2025
18Cabo Verde97.47%2025
19Sierra Leone97.2%2024
20Libya97%2025
21Sao Tome and Principe96%2025
22Lesotho95.8%2024
23Zambia95.5%2025
24Tanzania94.2%2025
25Comoros94%2024
26Liberia94%2025
27Gambia92.8%2024
28Mali92.4%2024
29Angola90.87%2025
30Zimbabwe90.5%2025
31Djibouti90%2024
32Malawi89.5%2025
33Namibia89%2025
34Sudan88%2024
35Togo87.95%2025
36Republic of the Congo87.01%2024
37Mozambique87%2025
38Benin85%2025
39Mauritania85%2025
40Chad84.5%2024
41Nigeria84.38%2025
42Guinea81.3%2024
43Burkina Faso81.2%2025
44Somalia80%2025
45Eritrea77%2024
46Burundi75%2025
47Cameroon75%2025
48Equatorial Guinea74.4%2024
49Madagascar69.2%2024
50Guinea-Bissau61.1%2025
51Central African Republic59.6%2024
52Democratic Republic of the Congo55%2025
53Niger44%2024
54South Sudan18%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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