Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 80.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
80.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 212 countries
All-time high
80.0%
in 2021
All-time low
70.0%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Equatorial Guinea, 2015–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Equatorial Guinea stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
That places Equatorial Guinea 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 70.0% | — |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 80.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 70.0% | 80.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 201 Eritrea 86.0% compare
- 202 Liberia 85.4% compare
- 203 Papua New Guinea 84.0% compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 80.0% compare
- 206 Kiribati 77.0% compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.0% compare
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Equatorial Guinea was 80.0% in 2022, 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 (%).