Spain vs United States: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Spain

99.8%

in 2023

United States

99.7%

in 2023

Spain rank

78th

United States rank

81st

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

Spain currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 78th and United States ranks 81st 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 (%)