Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Myanmar, 2006–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Myanmar is 96.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Myanmar peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2006.
That places Myanmar 164th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 73.0% | 96.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 161 Burundi 96.8% compare
- 162 Ecuador 96.7% compare
- 163 East Timor 96.5% compare
- 165 Falkland Islands 96.0% compare
- 165 Panama 96.0% compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 96.0% compare
More science & technology data for Myanmar
- Scientific and technical journal articles 233.94 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 45.4% (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.0% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 24.09 million users (2020)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 1.56 million (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 28.01 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 Myanmar?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Myanmar was 96.4% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2006.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Myanmar ranks 164th 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 Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 (%)