Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mauritania, 2005–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 97.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Mauritania peaked at 97.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 159th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.0% | — |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +41.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 97.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +45.2% | 62.0% | 90.0% |
| 2007 | +41.7% | 36.0% | 51.0% |
| 2006 | +38.5% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 26.0% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.0% | 96.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Mauritania?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Mauritania was 97.0% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 212 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 Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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 (%).