DriftEuropa Index · Open

5G coverage
index - Europe

5G population coverage per destination, sourced from the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index. Higher means a larger share of people live inside a 5G service area. This is footprint, not speed.

Top Cyprus (100)Lowest Turkey (82)as of September 2026

What this measures

The 5G Coverage Index is the share of a country's population living within range of a 5G network, sourced from the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index and normalised to 0-100.

Read the two together: coverage tells you where 5G reaches, speed tells you what you actually get.

Speed and coverage reviewed annually; prices refreshed monthly. History from June 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What does the 5G Coverage Index measure?

It measures the share of a destination's population living within a 5G service area, using the latest available GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index data normalised to 0-100.

Is 5G coverage the same as mobile speed?

No. Coverage describes where 5G reaches; it does not measure throughput. Read it alongside the Mobile Speed Index.

How often is the Europe dataset updated?

The dataset is refreshed monthly. Each page shows its current update month and links to the open data-europe.json source file.

Can I cite or reuse these european connectivity figures?

Yes. The dataset and derived figures are published under CC BY 4.0. Credit DriftEuropa and link to the relevant page or source file.

Cite this data
DriftEuropa, "5G Coverage Index", September 2026. https://drifteuropa.com/data/data-europe.json

Open data under CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution.

DriftEuropa index · open data: data-europe.json · updated September 2026