Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sudan
Sudan: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 91.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sudan, 2002–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sudan stood at 91.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sudan peaked at 91.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2002.
Sudan ranks 185th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.0% | — |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +76.5% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 91.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 91.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 95% of 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 network in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +76.5% | 34.0% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | +35.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2010 | +30.3% | 66.0% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 20.0% | 66.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 91.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More science & technology data for Sudan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.21 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 18.56 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 470.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Sudan?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sudan was 91.6% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2002.
- How does Sudan rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Sudan ranks 185th out of 212 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 Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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 (%).