Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cameroon stood at 87.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cameroon peaked at 87.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 194th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 37.0% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 72.2% | 84.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.3% | 87.8% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 10.47 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 588,198 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.13 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 113.69 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cameroon?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cameroon was 87.8% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Cameroon ranks 194th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%)