Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Comoros
Comoros: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Comoros, 2006–2023
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 Comoros stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Comoros peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2006.
That places Comoros 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40.0% | — |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +127.1% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 94.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 94.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 85.9% | 90.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 173 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 95.0% compare
- 175 Tajikistan 94.3% compare
- 176 Fiji 94.0% compare
- 176 Venezuela 94.0% compare
- 179 Zimbabwe 93.8% compare
More science & technology data for Comoros
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.86 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 501.99 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8.01 (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 Comoros?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Comoros was 94.0% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Comoros ranks 176th out of 212 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 Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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 (%).