What is the difference in share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

5.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Democratic Republic of Congo

75.0%

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea

80.0%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

207th

Equatorial Guinea rank

204th

Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 80.0% against 75.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 207th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 204th of 212 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	51.2%	70.0%	18.8%	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	72.7%	76.7%	4.0%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 80.0% against 75.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 5.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 207th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 204th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network
Unit: %
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 3,813 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).