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 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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 Ecuador 96.7% 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
More science & technology data for Panama
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 401 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 35 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.87 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 18.13 per 100 people (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 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 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 (%)