Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Chad
Chad: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Chad, 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 Chad stood at 86.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 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 Chad peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2001.
That places Chad 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.7% | — |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +209.1% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +170.1% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 86.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 86.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 90% of the median. (48 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 Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +209.1% | 7.7% | 23.8% |
| 2012 | +170.1% | 31.1% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 7.7% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 25.2% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.1% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More science & technology data for Chad
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.80 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 10.77 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 52.36 (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 Chad?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Chad was 86.9% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2001.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Chad ranks 200th 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 Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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 (%).