3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Connectivity and ICT infrastructure Mobile phone usage
It is clear that mobile phones are one of the most widely used means of communication in cities.
Regarding the analysis of the information by region, it is noteworthy that in Africa, in 50% of the cities that responded to the question, the percentage of people who have mobile phones is between 76% and 100% . Only 25% of the cities presented percentages between 0% and 25%.
Of the 21 cities (4 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 7 in Europe) that answered the question, in 68% of them, the rate of the population that have mobile phones is between 76% and 100%.
In the case of Latin America and Europe, as in Africa, in most of the cities (50% and 88%, respectively) the percentage people who have mobile phones is between 76% and 100%, and even in 13% of them, people have more than one phone.
Notably, in 14% of the cities, most people have more than one mobile phone, as is the case in Helsinki, Taipei and Mexico City.
In Asia, most of the population of Taipei has more than one mobile phone.
% of people subscribed to mobile phone services
% of people subscribed to mobile phone services by region
100%
100%
90%
90% 80%
80%
% of cities
60%
50%
60%
62%
100%
50%
50%
40%
40%
88% 25%
30%
30%
20%
5%
5%
10%
25% 25%
10%
14%
14%
13%
0%
Africa
0%
0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
51 ‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
13%
50%
70%
70%
20%
13%
< 100%
0 ‐ 25%
Latin America 26 ‐ 50%
Asia 51 ‐ 75%
Europe 76 ‐ 100%
< 100%
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