Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 76.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kiribati, 2015–2023
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 Kiribati stood at 76.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kiribati peaked at 76.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2015.
Kiribati ranks 205th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.5% | 70.0% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 202 Equatorial Guinea 80.0% compare
- 202 Micronesia (country) 80.0% compare
- 204 Nicaragua 79.4% compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.0% compare
- 207 Haiti 70.0% compare
- 208 South Sudan 65.2% compare
More science & technology data for Kiribati
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2.14 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 86,132 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0349 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 47 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.04 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 5.67 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kiribati?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kiribati was 76.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Kiribati ranks 205th 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 Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 (%)