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

Equatorial Guinea
80.0%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
84.0%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
203rd

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080201520192024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 84.0% against 80.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 203rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 70.0% 89.0% 19.0% Papua New Guinea
2020s 76.7% 89.0% 12.3% Papua New 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, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 84.0% against 80.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
4.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 203rd 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

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