Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Costa Rica
95.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
94.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
170th
Nigeria rank
173rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 95.0% against 94.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 170th and Nigeria ranks 173rd of 211 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 78.0% 72.8% 5.3% Costa Rica
2010s 96.6% 92.3% 4.2% Costa Rica
2020s 93.7% 92.9% 0.8% Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Costa Rica, at 95.0% against 94.1% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
Costa Rica ranks 170th and Nigeria ranks 173rd of 211 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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About this data

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
211 places, 3,643 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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