Mobile Phone Coverage Rates for Human Opportunities Index

LAC Equity Lab data measures childhood access rates for mobile phones, a key component for calculating the Human Opportunities Index (HOI). The coverage rate quantifies access but does not account for inequality between different circumstance groups. It originates from the World Bank's Poverty platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in mobile phone coverage rates over time for the Human Opportunities Index.
• Correlate coverage rates with other socioeconomic indicators to assess development progress.
• Use coverage data as an input variable for models predicting regional equity outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the LAC Equity Lab, a specialized unit within the World Bank.
• Focuses on a standardized metric (coverage rate) for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and geographic coverage is unknown.
• Data does not account for inequality in access between different population groups.

Provenance

Source

World Bank, LAC Equity Lab

Geography

Latin America and Caribbean region (implied by LAC Equity Lab scope)