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4G Coverage by African country

2025

Share of the population covered by a 4G mobile network (ITU).

Africa, 202537 of 54 countries
82.7%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Morocco · 99.8%Lowest in 2025South Sudan · 15.0%Reported in 202536 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 94.2%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 50.0%Somalia — 61.0%Kenya — 97.3%Sudan — no dataChad — no dataSouth Africa — 99.5%Lesotho — no dataZimbabwe — 58.8%Botswana — 95.0%Namibia — 86.0%Senegal — no dataMali — no dataMauritania — 80.0%Benin — 85.0%Niger — no dataNigeria — 80.0%Cameroon — 75.0%Togo — 83.4%Ghana — 99.4%Cote d'Ivoire — 96.0%Guinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — 42.0%Liberia — 93.0%Sierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 68.3%Central African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 91.2%Malawi — 89.1%Mozambique — 85.0%Eswatini — 96.0%Angola — 80.3%Burundi — 75.0%Madagascar — no dataGambia — no dataTunisia — 99.0%Algeria — 99.1%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 99.8%Egypt — 98.0%Libya — 96.0%Ethiopia — 73.9%Djibouti — no dataUganda — 82.0%Rwanda — 98.8%South Sudan — 15.0%Nigeria 80.0%Nigeria 80.0%Ethiopia 73.9%Ethiopia 73.9%Kenya 97.3%Kenya 97.3%South Africa 99.5%South Africa 99.5%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Morocco99.8%South Africa99.5%Ghana99.4%Algeria99.1%Mauritiusnot drawn99.0%LOWEST IN 2025South Sudan15.0%Guinea-Bissau42.0%Democratic Republic of the Congo50.0%Zimbabwe58.8%Somalia61.0%PINNEDEthiopia73.9%31 of 37Kenya97.3%10 of 37Nigeria80.0%28 of 37OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn90.9%Comorosnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawn96.0%Seychellesnot drawn99.0%% of population · quintiles of the observed range15%75%85%94.2%98%99.8%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.
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries98.7%
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries98.5%
Western Africa10 of 16 countries82.8%
Eastern Africa14 of 18 countries81.3%
Middle Africa4 of 9 countries60.7%
Africaall 54 countries · 37 with a 2025 figure82.7%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
One country has a modelled 2025 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
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

4G CoverageShare of the population covered by a 4G mobile network (ITU).
SourceITU, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of population
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range2012–2025
Coverage37 of 54 countries · 36 reported, 1 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. 36 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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Everything on this page is open under CC BY 4.0 — use it anywhere, including commercially, as long as Africa API and the original provider are credited. The provider’s own licence still applies to their data.

How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "4G Coverage". Data adapted from ITU. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/4g-coverage
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=population_coverage_4g_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.TechnologyFixed Broadband SubscriptionsFixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (ITU).

4G 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.

#Country4G CoveragePeriod
1Morocco99.8%2025
2South Africa99.53%2025
3Ghana99.39%2025
4Algeria99.06%2025
5Mauritius99%2025
6Seychelles99%2025
7Tunisia99%2025
8Rwanda98.76%2025
9Egypt98%2025
10Gabon98%2024
11Senegal97.5%2024
12Kenya97.3%2025
13Cote d'Ivoire96%2025
14Eswatini96%2025
15Libya96%2025
16Sao Tome and Principe96%2025
17Botswana95%2025
18Tanzania94.2%2025
19Comoros94%2024
20Liberia93%2025
21Zambia91.2%2025
22Cabo Verde90.92%2025
23Malawi89.13%2025
24Namibia86%2025
25Lesotho85.1%2024
26Benin85%2025
27Mozambique85%2025
28Togo83.4%2025
29Uganda82%2025
30Sierra Leone81.6%2024
31Mali81%2024
32Angola80.28%2025
33Mauritania80%2025
34Nigeria80%2025
35Republic of the Congo77.5%2024
36Guinea77%2024
37Djibouti76%2024
38Burundi75%2025
39Cameroon75%2025
40Ethiopia73.93%2025
41Gambia69.9%2024
42Burkina Faso68.3%2025
43Equatorial Guinea65%2024
44Somalia61%2025
45Chad60%2024
46Zimbabwe58.8%2025
47Sudan54%2024
48Democratic Republic of the Congo50%2025
49Guinea-Bissau42%2025
50Niger40%2024
51Madagascar34.6%2024
52South Sudan15%2025
53Central African Republic0.2%2024
54Eritrea0%2024
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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