Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vanuatu, 2002–2023
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 Vanuatu is 90.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vanuatu peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 185th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 20.0% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 87.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Vanuatu
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11.87 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 22.4% (2015)
- Number of people using the Internet 59,480 users (2015)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 3,788 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 1.23 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 9.83 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 Vanuatu?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vanuatu was 90.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Vanuatu ranks 185th 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 Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%)