Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ghana, 2005–2023
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 Ghana is 99.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ghana peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2005.
That places Ghana 89th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 68.1% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 77.0% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 86 Bangladesh 99.6% compare
- 87 Australia 99.6% compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 99.6% compare
- 90 Andorra 99.5% compare
- 90 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
- 90 Jordan 99.5% compare
- 90 Senegal 99.5% compare
- 90 Sri Lanka 99.5% compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 99.5% compare
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 72.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 22.31 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.6647 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 228,849 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.56 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ghana?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ghana was 99.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Ghana ranks 89th 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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 (%)