Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bolivia, 2001–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bolivia stood at 99.0%.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bolivia peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2001.
That places Bolivia 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.0% | — |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.3% | 45.9% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.0% | 45.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 69.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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More science & technology data for Bolivia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9803 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.7569 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 196.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bolivia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bolivia was 99.0% in 2024, 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Bolivia ranks 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 (%).