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

Nigeria

94.1%

in 2023

Uruguay

93.9%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

173rd

Uruguay rank

176th

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

Nigeria currently reports 94.1% against 93.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Nigeria ranks 173rd and Uruguay ranks 176th 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 (%)