Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 96.7% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ecuador peaked at 97.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 162nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 80.0% | 91.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.3% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.5% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 159 Laos 97.0% compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 97.0% compare
- 161 Burundi 96.8% compare
- 163 East Timor 96.5% compare
- 164 Myanmar 96.4% compare
- 165 Falkland Islands 96.0% compare
- 165 Panama 96.0% compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 96.0% compare
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 77.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 35 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2014)
- Number of people using the Internet 12.22 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 17.25 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ecuador?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ecuador was 96.7% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd 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 Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%)