| Target name | Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020 |
|---|---|
| Indicator name | Proportion of population covered by a mobile network by technology |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator | This indicator refers to the percentage of inhabitants living within range of a mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are mobile phone subscribers or users. Mobile cellular technologies are given as narrowband (2G), broadbans (3G) and LTE. As the technology develops, more disaggregations (such as 5G) will occur. The figures are based on the value that the operator with the highest coverage value for that year reported to Information Technologies and Communications Authority. |
| Unit | % |
| Available disaggregation | Technology type |
| Calculation | This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants within range of a mobile-cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100. |
| Comparability | Comparable over time - Produced in full compliance with global metadata |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | - |
| Data source | Information Technologies and Communication Authority |
| Data source link | - |
| Target name |
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020 |
|---|---|
| Indicator name |
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology |
| Designated tier |
Tier I |
| Custodian agency |
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
| Link to the global metadata of this indicator | United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 663kB) opens in a new window |