Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Panama
Panama: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Panama, 2000–2023
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 Panama is 96.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Panama peaked at 96.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 165th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.8% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 96.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 96% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 96.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 73.8% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 90.7% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 162 Burundi 96.8% compare
- 163 East Timor 96.5% compare
- 164 Myanmar 96.4% compare
- 165 Falkland Islands 96.0% compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 96.0% compare
- 168 Lesotho 95.8% compare
- 168 Peru 95.8% compare
More science & technology data for Panama
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 Panama?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Panama was 96.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Panama ranks 165th 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 Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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 (%).