Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cuba
Cuba: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cuba is 87.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cuba peaked at 87.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 87.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 87.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 41.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 78.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.6% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More science & technology data for Cuba
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,217 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 Cuba?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Cuba was 87.5% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Cuba ranks 197th 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 Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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 (%).