Germany vs Japan: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Germany

100.0%

in 2023

Japan

99.9%

in 2023

Germany rank

59th

Japan rank

61st

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

Germany currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 59th and Japan ranks 61st of 211 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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