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 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in East Timor, 2003–2023
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 East Timor is 96.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% 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 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
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% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for East Timor
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20.7 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 35.0% (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 473,117 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.006 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 84 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.01 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 18.04 million millions of constant united states dollars (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 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 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 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 (%)