Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Gambia
Gambia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Gambia, 2002–2022
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 Gambia is 98.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Gambia peaked at 98.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2002.
Gambia ranks 136th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 70.0% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.1% | 3 |
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- 139 Uganda 98.0% compare
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 91 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 49.5% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.07 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.5186 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 14,312 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.22 per 100 population (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Gambia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Gambia was 98.1% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Gambia ranks 136th out of 211 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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 (%)