In 2019, the rural-urban gap in mobile internet use across low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide was 37 percent, down from 41 percent in the previous year. Additionally, LMICs in the Sub-Saharan Africa region had the largest rural-urban gap with a person living in a rural area being 60 percent less likely to access the internet than a person living in an urban area.
Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region
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GSMA Intelligence. (September 24, 2020). Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/
GSMA Intelligence. "Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/
GSMA Intelligence. (2020). Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/
GSMA Intelligence. "Rural-urban Gap in Mobile Internet Use in Low-and Middle-income Countries (Lmics) Worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/
GSMA Intelligence, Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Rural-urban gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by region [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264067/global-mobile-internet-use-rural-urban-gap-low-middle-income-countries-region/