Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in El Salvador, 2001–2023
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 El Salvador stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in El Salvador peaked at 98.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 139th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 85.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 144 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 66.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.58 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 12.46 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 El Salvador?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in El Salvador was 98.0% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- El Salvador ranks 139th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%)