Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Lesotho, 2002–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 95.8% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Lesotho peaked at 98.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 21.0% | 55.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 75.0% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 165 Falkland Islands 96.0% compare
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- 169 North Korea 95.1% compare
- 170 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Lesotho
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.02 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.3794 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 8,869 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 32.24 per million people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Lesotho?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Lesotho was 95.8% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Lesotho ranks 168th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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 (%)