Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Argentina
Argentina: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Argentina, 2001–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Argentina is 98.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Argentina peaked at 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2001.
Argentina ranks 129th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 30.0% | 94.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 98.7% compare
- 131 New Zealand 98.6% compare
- 132 Malaysia 98.6% compare
More science & technology data for Argentina
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,589 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3,263 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 406 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.6% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 39.49 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 26.1 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Argentina?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Argentina was 98.9% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Argentina ranks 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)