Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cambodia, 2000–2024
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 Cambodia stood at 99.5%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cambodia peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2005.
That places Cambodia 94th 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 24 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 99.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 75.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More science & technology data for Cambodia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 200.77 (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 Cambodia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cambodia was 99.5% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Cambodia ranks 94th 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 Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 (%).