Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in East Timor, 2003–2024
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 East Timor is 96.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in East Timor peaked at 96.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 163rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.0% | — |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 96.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 96.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 38.0% | 69.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 86.0% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 162 Burundi 96.8% compare
- 164 Myanmar 96.4% compare
- 165 Falkland Islands 96.0% compare
- 165 Panama 96.0% compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 96.0% compare
More science & technology data for East Timor
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.38 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20.7 (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 East Timor?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in East Timor was 96.5% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- East Timor ranks 163rd 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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 (%).