Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Lebanon, 2004–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 99.7% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Lebanon peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More science & technology data for Lebanon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 74.01 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 415.62 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 Lebanon?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Lebanon was 99.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Lebanon ranks 89th 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 Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 (%).