Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 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 Dominican Republic, 2009–2024
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 Dominican Republic is 99.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Dominican Republic peaked at 99.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.6% | — |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 92.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More science & technology data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.71 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 215.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 104.52 (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 Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 (%).