Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network by country
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Countries reporting
207
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
59.3%
Tuvalu
Median
99.0%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,643
What the numbers show
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 59.3% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.0%, and the mean is 96.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Tuvalu (up 212.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 11.3%).
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100.0% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 100.0% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Georgia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Japan | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | South Korea | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Macao | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Norway | 99.9% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Ukraine | 99.9% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Vietnam | 99.9% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 72 | South Africa | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 73 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Bermuda | 99.8% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 74 | Morocco | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 74 | Turkey | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Spain | 99.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Canada | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Cambodia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Togo | 99.7% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 81 | United States | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Lebanon | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 87 | Australia | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 89 | Ghana | 99.5% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 90 | Andorra | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 99.5% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 90 | Jordan | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 90 | Senegal | 99.5% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 99.5% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Iceland | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Russia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 99 | Indonesia | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 100 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | India | 99.2% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 99.1% | 2022 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 99.1% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 104 | Brunei | 99.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 104 | Rwanda | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 106 | Aruba | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Austria | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Bahamas | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Botswana | 99.0% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 99.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 106 | France | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Gabon | 99.0% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 106 | Israel | 99.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Mauritius | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Netherlands | 99.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Philippines | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | San Marino | 99.0% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Seychelles | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Syria | 99.0% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 106 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 106 | Tonga | 99.0% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Samoa | 99.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 106 | Anguilla | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 98.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 131 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 132 | Malaysia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 133 | Algeria | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 98.5% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 135 | Nepal | 98.3% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 136 | Gambia | 98.1% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 137 | Mexico | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 138 | Belize | 98.0% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 139 | Benin | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 139 | Bhutan | 98.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Fiji | 98.0% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 139 | Iran | 98.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 139 | Kenya | 98.0% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 139 | Libya | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Nauru | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Palau | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Palestine | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 98.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | El Salvador | 98.0% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 139 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 98.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Tanzania | 98.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 139 | Uganda | 98.0% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Helena | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 97.7% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 97.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 97.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 158 | Zambia | 97.1% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 159 | Laos | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.0% | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 161 | Burundi | 96.8% | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 162 | Ecuador | 96.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 163 | East Timor | 96.5% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 164 | Myanmar | 96.4% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 165 | Panama | 96.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 96.0% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 165 | Falkland Islands | 96.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 95.8% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 169 | North Korea | 95.1% | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Costa Rica | 95.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 95.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 94.3% | 2022 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 173 | Nigeria | 94.1% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 174 | Venezuela | 94.0% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 176 | Uruguay | 93.9% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 177 | Zimbabwe | 93.8% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 178 | Brazil | 93.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 179 | Burkina Faso | 92.6% | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 92.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 181 | Niger | 92.0% | 2022 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Sudan | 91.6% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 183 | Honduras | 91.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 183 | Pakistan | 91.0% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 185 | Djibouti | 90.0% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 185 | Somalia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 90.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 188 | Congo | 89.3% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 189 | Malawi | 89.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 89.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Peru | 88.7% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 192 | Madagascar | 88.5% | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Guinea | 87.9% | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 194 | Cameroon | 87.8% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 195 | Cuba | 87.5% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 196 | Angola | 87.5% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 197 | Yemen | 87.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 198 | Mozambique | 87.0% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 199 | Chad | 86.9% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 200 | Eritrea | 86.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Liberia | 85.4% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 202 | Micronesia (country) | 80.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 202 | Equatorial Guinea | 80.0% | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 204 | Nicaragua | 79.4% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 205 | Kiribati | 76.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 75.0% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 207 | Haiti | 70.0% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 208 | South Sudan | 65.2% | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 65.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 59.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 59.3% | 2022 | up 212.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)