Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Brunei
Brunei: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 212 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2017
All-time low
97.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Brunei, 2015–2024
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 Brunei stood at 99.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Brunei peaked at 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2015.
Brunei ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.0% | — |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 99.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 104 Ethiopia 99.2% compare
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- 106 Eswatini 99.1% compare
- 108 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 108 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 108 Austria 99.0% compare
- 108 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 108 Bolivia 99.0% compare
- 108 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 108 Chile 99.0% compare
- 108 France 99.0% compare
- 108 Gabon 99.0% compare
- 108 Israel 99.0% compare
- 108 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 108 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 108 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 108 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 108 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 108 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 108 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 108 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 108 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 108 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 108 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Brunei
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 103.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.3604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 501.5 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0011 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 Brunei?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Brunei was 99.1% 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- How does Brunei rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Brunei ranks 107th 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 Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei 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 (%).