Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vietnam, 2006–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 99.9% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vietnam peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2006.
Vietnam ranks 61st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 99.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 58 Romania 100.0% compare
- 59 Germany 100.0% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 61 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 61 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 61 Greece 99.9% compare
- 61 Japan 99.9% compare
- 61 Macao 99.9% compare
- 61 Norway 99.9% compare
- 61 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 61 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 61 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 61 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Vietnam
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7,468 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 84.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,066 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 73.42 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 23.71 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vietnam?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vietnam was 99.9% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2006.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Vietnam ranks 61st 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 (%)