Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 95.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Solomon Islands, 2000–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 95.0% 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 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Solomon Islands peaked at 95.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 170th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 168 Lesotho 95.8% compare
- 169 North Korea 95.1% compare
- 170 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 94.3% compare
- 173 Nigeria 94.1% compare
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (1989)
- Share of the population using the Internet 29.0% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 198,563 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.107 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 836 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.11 per 100 population (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Solomon Islands?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Solomon Islands was 95.0% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Solomon Islands ranks 170th 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 Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 (%)