Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Tonga
Tonga: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Tonga, 2001–2022
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 Tonga is 99.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2001.
That places Tonga 106th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 70.0% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 104 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 104 Rwanda 99.1% compare
- 106 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 106 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 106 Aruba 99.0% compare
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- 106 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 106 Botswana 99.0% compare
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- 106 Israel 99.0% compare
- 106 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 106 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 106 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 106 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 106 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 106 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 106 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 106 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 106 Syria 99.0% compare
- 106 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 106 Tunisia 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 67.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 60,716 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 8,586 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 8.17 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 2.79 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 Tonga?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Tonga was 99.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Tonga ranks 106th 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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 (%)