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The affordability of ICT services

Figure 16: Share of population paying less than 2 per cent of their monthly income
for mobile-broadband in low- and middle-income economies

Burundi Syrian Arab Rep.
Central African Rep. Mauritania
Chad Arab States Tunisia
Congo, Dem. Rep. Egypt
Africa Guinea-Bissau Kiribati
Fiji
Malawi
Mali Marshall Islands
Niger
Benin Vanuatu
Burkina Faso Nepal
Cameroon Philippines
Gambia, The Tonga
Mozambique Maldives
Togo Mongolia
Uganda Asia-Pacific Viet Nam
Senegal India
Zambia Thailand
Cote d'Ivoire Bangladesh
Kenya Bhutan
Honduras China
Jamaica Indonesia
El Salvador Iran, Islamic Rep.
Paraguay Korea, Rep.
Suriname Malaysia
Dominican Rep. Sri Lanka
Ecuador Kyrgyz Republic
Panama
Americas Colombia CIS Kazakhstan
Bolivia
Uzbekistan
Armenia
Peru
Brazil Europe Türkiye
Costa Rica Georgia
Mexico 0 20 40 60 80 100
Argentina % population paying less than 2% of monthly
Uruguay income on mobile broadband
Chile
Basket price / average income of country ≤ 2%
0 20 40 60 80 100 Basket price / average income of country > 2%
Note: The length of the bars shows the percentage of the population (rounded down to the nearest decile)
having access to the data-only mobile-broadband (2 GB) basket for less than 2 per cent of their respective
income in low- and middle-income economies� Bars are shaded based on whether the basket is affordable
considering the average income in the country, light blue if GNI per capita rates do not exceed 2 per cent,
dark blue otherwise� 2024 ICT prices were combined with World Bank inequality survey data no older than
five years old� Countries are grouped by ITU regions�
Source: ITU calculations based on World Bank PIP and ITU price basket data�

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