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 97.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mauritania, 2005–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 97.7% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% 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 Mauritania peaked at 97.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 155th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
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 | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 45.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.69 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.9465 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 48,929 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.59 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 24.06 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 Mauritania?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Mauritania was 97.7% 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 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 155th out of 211 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 Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (%)