Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2024
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 Sao Tome and Principe is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +50.6% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +56.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +259.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe'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 in Sao Tome and Principe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +259.0% | 19.5% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 8.3% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 57.0% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More science & technology data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.44 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.385 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sao Tome and Principe was 97.0% in 2024, 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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 (%).