This increase has resulted in more mobile
phones in rural areas than urban (Figure
34, 36).
100%
80%
60%
79
40%
20%
0%
53
65
26
2015
2016
2015
2016
Rural
Urban
Mobile owner
Mobile non-owner
Figure 35: Mobile ownership– urban vs. rural (% of 15-65 population)
2015
2016
46
58
64
42
Rural
Urban
Figure 36: Mobile ownership by geography– urban vs. rural (% of phone owners aged 15-65)
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